Supreme Court of the United States, 1990

McKenna v. Nevada

McKenna v. Nevada
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided October 15, 1990 · Marshall
498 U.S. 925 (United States Reports)

McKenna v. Nevada

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Nev.;

Sup. Ct. Nev.;

Sup. Ct. Pa.; and

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 89-7634, 106 Nev. 1032; No. 90-5047, *926106 Nev. 135, 787 P. 2d 797; No. 90-5101, 524 Pa. 162, 569 A. 2d 942; No. 90-5403, 904 F. 2d 944.

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.

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