Supreme Court of the United States, 1988

Ashford v. Lynaugh

Ashford v. Lynaugh
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided October 11, 1988 · Brennan, Marshall
488 U.S. 900 (United States Reports)

Ashford v. Lynaugh

Dissenting Opinion

Justice Brennan and Justice Marshall,

dissenting.

Adhering to our views that the death penalty is in all circumstances cruel and unusual punishment prohibited by the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U. S. 153, 227, 231 (1976), we would grant certiorari and vacate the death sentences in these cases.

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. 111.; Sup. Ct. Ill,; Sup. Ct. 111.; Sup. Ct. Ill; Sup. Ct. N. C.; Sup. Ct. Cal.; C. A. 5th Cir.; C. A. 5th Cir.; Sup. Ct. Tenn.; Sup. Ct. Mo.; Sup. Ct. Cal.; Sup. Ct. Cal.; Ct. Crim. App. Okla.; C. A. 8th Cir.; and Sup. Ct. Ohio. Certiorari denied.

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