Copeland v. Louisiana

Supreme Court of the United States
Copeland v. Louisiana, 489 U.S. 1091 (1989)

Copeland v. Louisiana

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. La.;

C. A. 5th Cir.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. S. C.;

Sup. Ct. Cal.;

Sup. Ct. Tenn.;

Sup. Ct. Tenn.;

C. A. 4th Cir.;

C. A. 11th Cir.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.; and

Sup. Ct. Nev. Certio-rari denied. Reported below: No. 88-5961, 530 So. 2d 526; No. 88-6148, 860 F. 2d 623; No. 88-6150, 757 S. W. 2d 359; No. 88-6203, 296 S. C. 379, 373 S. E'. 2d 587; No. 88-6350, 46 Cal. 3d -963, 760 P. 2d 475; No. 88-6361, 762 S. W. 2d 110; No. 88-6365, 745 S. W. 2d 858 and 759 S. W. 2d 651; No. 88-6393, 856 F. 2d 677; No. 88-6530, 761 S. W. 2d 307; No. 88-6655, 104 Nev. 867.

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
Copeland v. Louisiana Earvin v. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Corrections Barber v. Texas Matthews v. South Carolina Jennings v. California Johnson v. Tennessee Bell v. Tennessee Woomer v. Aiken, Warden Moore v. Zant, Warden Holland v. Texas Stevens v. Nevada
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Published