Ford v. Louisiana

Supreme Court of the United States
Ford v. Louisiana, 498 U.S. 992 (1990)

Ford v. Louisiana

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. La.;

C. A. 4th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.; and

Sup. Ct. Fla. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 90-5100, 563 So. 2d 873; No. 90-5541, 904 F. 2d 882; No. 90-5716, 565 So. 2d 304; No. 90-5949, 562 So. 2d 331.

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 *993and 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
Ford v. Louisiana Peterson v. Murray, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections Brown v. Florida Beets v. Texas Randolph v. Florida
Status
Published