Douglas v. California
Supreme Court of the United States
Douglas v. California, 498 U.S. 1110 (1991)
Douglas v. California
Opinion of the Court
Sup. Ct. Cal.;
Sup. Ct. Cal.;
Sup. Ct. Fla.;
C. A. 7th Cir.;
Ct. App. Md.;
Sup. Ct. Mo.;
Sup. Ct. Cal.; and
Sup. Ct. Ariz. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 90-6155, 50 Cal. 3d 468, 788 P. 2d 640; No. 90-6266, 50 Cal. 3d 907, 790 P. 2d 676; No. 90-6434, 564 So. 2d 1060; No. 90-6445, 905 F. 2d 986; No. 90-6468, 320 Md. 637, 579 A. 2d 744; No. 90-6480, 795 S. W. 2d 69; No. 90-6663, 50 Cal. 3d 1158, 791 P. 2d 965; No. 90-6668, 165 Ariz. 51, 796 P. 2d 853.
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
- Full Case Name
- Douglas v. California Marshall v. California Porter v. Florida Silagy v. Peters, Warden Gilliam v. Maryland Reese v. Missouri Ramirez v. California Robinson v. Arizona
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- Published