Burrell v. Louisiana
Supreme Court of the United States
Burrell v. Louisiana, 498 U.S. 1074 (1991)
Burrell v. Louisiana
Opinion of the Court
Sup. Ct. La.;
Sup. Ct. S. C.;
C. A. 8th Cir.; and
Sup. Ct. Tenn. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 90-5836, 561 So. 2d 692; No. 90-5851, 301 S. C. 546, 393 S. E. 2d 168; No. 90-6072, 909 F. 2d 1224; No. 90-6318, 797 S. W. 2d 589.
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.
Reference
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- Burrell v. Louisiana Truesdale v. South Carolina Guinan v. Armontrout, Warden Boyd v. Tennessee
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- Published