Supreme Court of the United States, 1990

Fortenberry v. Alabama

Fortenberry v. Alabama
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided April 23, 1990 · Brennan, Marshall
495 U.S. 911 (United States Reports)

Fortenberry v. Alabama

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. Ala.;

Ct. Crim. App. Ala.; and

Sup. Ct. Cal. Certiorari denied.

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