Gordon v. California

Supreme Court of the United States
Gordon v. California, 499 U.S. 913 (1991)

Gordon v. California

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.

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Cal.;

C. A. 4th Cir.; and

Sup. Ct. Ark. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 90-6383, 50 Cal. 3d 1223, 792 P. 2d 251; No. 90-6540, 913 F. 2d 1092; No. 90-6628, 302 Ark. 371, 790 S. W. 2d 420.

Reference

Full Case Name
Gordon v. California Clozza v. Murray, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections Wainwright v. Arkansas
Status
Published