Fearance v. Texas

Supreme Court of the United States
Fearance v. Texas, 492 U.S. 927 (1989)

Fearance v. Texas

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. 88-7026, 771 S. W. 2d 486; No. 88-7354, 769 S. W. 2d 887.

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
Fearance v. Texas and Bower v. Texas
Status
Published