Willis v. Texas

Supreme Court of the United States
Willis v. Texas, 498 U.S. 908 (1990)

Willis v. Texas

Opinion of the Court

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Tenn.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tenn.;

Sup. Ct. Va.;

Sup. Ct. Ohio; and

Sup. Ct. Va. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 89-7782, 785 S. W. 2d 378; No. 90-5460, 789 S. W. 2d 545; No. 90-5488, 50 Ohio St. 3d 114, 552 N. E. 2d 913; No. 90-5591, 240 Va. 78, 393 S. E. 2d 609.

Dissenting Opinion

Justice Marshall,

dissenting.

Adhering to my view 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, 231 (1976), I would grant certiorari and vacate the death sentences in these cases.

Reference

Full Case Name
Willis v. Texas Burger v. Zant, Warden Jones v. Tennessee Laney v. Tennessee Pope v. Thompson, Warden Wickline v. Ohio Spencer v. Virginia
Status
Published