Supreme Court of the United States, 1989

Harris v. Washington

Harris v. Washington
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided May 15, 1989 · Brennan, Marshall
490 U.S. 1075 (United States Reports)

Harris v. Washington

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. Wash.;

Sup. Ct. Ill.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Ct. App. Mo., Western Dist.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Ohio;

Sup. Ct. Ark.;

C. A. 5th Cir.

Certiorari denied.

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