Supreme Court of the United States, 1989

Richardson v. Illinois

Richardson v. Illinois
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided March 27, 1989 · Brennan, Marshall
489 U.S. 1100 (United States Reports)

Richardson v. Illinois

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Ill.;

Sup. Ct. Cal.;

Sup. Ct. Ark.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.; and

Sup. Ct. Ohio. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 88-6273, 123 Ill. 2d 322, 528 N. E. 2d 612; No. 88-6489, 46 Cal. 3d 749, 759 P. 2d 1260; No. 88-6493, 297 Ark. 26, 759 S. W. 2d 535; No. 88-6501, 533 So. 2d 270; No. 88-6652, 39 Ohio St. 3d 256, 530 N. E. 2d 883.

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.

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