Presnell v. Kemp

Supreme Court of the United States January 23, 1989

Presnell v. Kemp, 488 U.S. 1050 (1989)

Brennan, Marshall

Opinion of the Court

*1050C. A. 11th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. Cal;

Sup. Ct. Ala.;

Sup. Ct. Cal.;

*1051No. 88-5985. No. 88-6015. No. 88-6017.

Sup. Ct. Cal.;

Sup. Ct. Ala.; and

C. A. 8th Cir. 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: Presnell v. Kemp, Warden Jackson v. Florida Guzman v. California Hooks v. Alabama Grant v. California Ainsworth v. California Williams v. California Rich v. California Daniels v. Alabama Fairchild v. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
Status: Published