Oxford v. Missouri
Supreme Court of the United States
Oxford v. Missouri, 498 U.S. 1055 (1991)
Oxford v. Missouri
Opinion of the Court
Sup. Ct. Mo.;
Sup. Ct. Mo.; and
C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 90-6077, 791 S. W. 2d 896; No. 90-6119, 791 S. W. 2d 403; No. 90-6228, 904 F. 2d 228.
Dissenting Opinion
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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