Hamilton ex rel. Smith v. Texas

Supreme Court of the United States
Hamilton ex rel. Smith v. Texas, 495 U.S. 923 (1990)

Hamilton ex rel. Smith 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.; C. A. 7th Cir.; C. A. 8th Cir.; and Magwood v. Alabama. Sup. Ct. Ala. Certiorari denied.

Reference

Full Case Name
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
Status
Published