Supreme Court of the United States, 1990

Whisenhant v. Alabama

Whisenhant v. Alabama
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided June 18, 1990 · Brennan, Marshall
496 U.S. 943 (United States Reports)

Whisenhant 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 sentence in this case.

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Ala. Certiorari denied.

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