Hamilton ex rel. Smith v. Texas
Dissenting Opinion
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.; C. A. 7th Cir.; C. A. 8th Cir.; and Magwood v. Alabama. Sup. Ct. Ala. Certiorari denied.
Reference
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- Hamilton, as Natural Mother and Next Friend of Smith v. Texas Wilson v. Lane, Director, Illinois Department of Corrections Laws, by and Through Laws, as his Next Friend v. Delo, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center
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