Gordon v. California
Gordon v. California
499 U.S. 913
(United States Reports)
Gordon v. California
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.
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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