Supreme Court of the United States, 1989

Washington v. Texas

Washington v. Texas
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided June 26, 1989 · Brennan, Marshall
492 U.S. 912 (United States Reports)

Washington v. Texas

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

Ct. Crim. App. Tex. Applications for stays of mandates, presented to Justice White, and by him referred to the Court, denied. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 88-6965, 771 S. W. 2d 537; No. 88-7010, 771 S. W. 2d 523; No. 88-7062, 767 S. W. 2d 711.

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