Stoker v. Texas

Supreme Court of the United States
Stoker v. Texas, 498 U.S. 951 (1990)

Stoker v. Texas

Opinion of the Court

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. Ohio;

Sup. Ct. Fla.; and

C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 89-7684, 788 S. W. 2d 1; No. 90-5459, 50 Ohio St. 3d 24, 553 N. E. 2d 576; No. 90-5607, 560 So. 2d 217; No. 90-5859, 901 F. 2d 908.

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
Stoker v. Texas Tyler v. Ohio Ventura v. Florida Clark v. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
Status
Published