Clark v. California

Supreme Court of the United States
Clark v. California, 498 U.S. 973 (1990)

Clark v. California

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Cal.;

Ct. Crim. App. Ala.;

Sup. Ct. Mo.; and

Sup. Ct. Mo. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 90-5677, 50 Cal. 3d 583, 789 P. 2d 127; No. 90-5772, 565 So. 2d 1177; No. 90-5873, 790 S. W. 2d 243; No. 90-5882, 790 S. W. 2d 241.

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

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