Eaton v. Louisiana

Supreme Court of the United States
Eaton v. Louisiana, 488 U.S. 1019 (1989)

Eaton v. Louisiana

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. La.;

C. A. 5th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. Ind.;

Ct. App. Mo., Eastern Dist.;

Ct. Crim. App. Okla.;

C. A. 5th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. Cal;

Sup. Ct. Cal.;

C. A. 11th Cir.';

C. A. 8th Cir.; and

Sup. Ct. Mo. Certiorari denied.

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.

Reference

Full Case Name
Eaton v. Louisiana Gilliard v. Scroggy, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections Lonchar v. Georgia Nichols v. Texas Van Cleave v. Indiana Mathenia v. Missouri Munson v. Oklahoma King v. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Corrections Silva v. California Siripongs v. California Singleton v. Thigpen, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections Stokes v. Armontrout, Warden Smith v. Missouri
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