Supreme Court of the United States, 1991

Douglas v. California

Douglas v. California
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided February 19, 1991 · Marshall
498 U.S. 1110 (United States Reports)

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

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.

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