Bittaker v. California

Supreme Court of the United States
Bittaker v. California, 496 U.S. 931 (1990)

Bittaker v. California

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Cal;

Sup. Ct. Ill.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Ct. Crim. App. Okla.;

Sup. Ct. S. C.; and

Sup. Ct. Ind. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 89-6223, 48 Cal. 3d 1046, 774 P. 2d 659; No. 89-6886, 132 Ill. 2d 1, 547 N. E. 2d 170; No. 89-7056, 775 S. W. 2d 649; No. 89-7253, 300 S. C. 130, 386 S. E. 2d 769; No. 89-7275, 533 N. E. 2d 1215.

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

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Bittaker v. California Ruiz v. Illinois Blackmon v. Texas Coleman v. Oklahoma Elmore v. South Carolina McCollum v. Indiana
Status
Published