Prejean v. Blackburn

Supreme Court of the United States
Prejean v. Blackburn, 492 U.S. 925 (1989)

Prejean v. Blackburn

Opinion of the Court

C. A. 5th Cir.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

C. A. 5th Cir.;

Crim. Dist. Ct. La., Parish of Orleans;

Sup. Ct. Ill.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Cal.;

Sup. Ct. Ohio;

Sup. Ct. Va.;

C. A. 5th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. Idaho;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

C. A. 5th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. Ohio;

Sup. Ct. Va.; and

Ct. Crim. App. Okla. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 85-5609, 743 F. 2d 1091 and 765 F. 2d 482; No. 86-6023, 771 S. W. 2d 435; No. 87-6406, 837 F. 2d 1294; No. 88-5189, 122 Ill. 2d 266, 522 N. E. 2d 1167; No. 88-5237, 771 S. W. 2d 453; No. 88-5437, 258 Ga. 281, 368 S. E. 2d 742; No. 88-5581, 45 Cal. 3d 306, 753 P. 2d 1082; No. 88-5749, 38 Ohio St. 3d 239, 527 N. E. 2d 831; No. 88-5953, 236 Va. 240, 372 S. E. 2d 759; -No. 88-6315, 858 F. 2d 978; No. *92688-6585, 115 Idaho 231, 766 P. 2d 701; No. 88-6611, 533 So. 2d 750; No. 88-6838, 758 S. W. 2d 567; No. 88-7013, 862 F. 2d 1126; No. 88-7138, 40 Ohio St. 3d 226, 533 N. E. 2d 272; No. 88-7242, 237 Va. 126, 376 S. E. 2d 288; No. 88-7394, 769 P. 2d 167.

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

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Prejean v. Blackburn, Warden Kunkle v. Texas Williams v. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Corrections Monroe v. Butler, Warden Crews v. Illinois Guerra v. Texas Williams v. Georgia Poggi v. California Holloway v. Ohio Mackall v. Virginia Bell v. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Corrections Fetterly v. Idaho LeCroy v. Florida Perillo v. Texas Kelly v. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Corrections Gillard v. Ohio Stout v. Virginia Nguyen v. Oklahoma
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Published