Pierce v. Texas

Supreme Court of the United States
Pierce v. Texas, 496 U.S. 912 (1990)

Pierce v. Texas

Opinion of the Court

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.; and

Sup. Ct. Ala. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 89-6716, 777 S. W. 2d 399; No. 89-7146, 555 So. 2d 215.

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
Pierce v. Texas Freeman v. Alabama
Status
Published