Hernandez v. Texas

Supreme Court of the United States
Hernandez v. Texas, 500 U.S. 960 (1991)

Hernandez v. Texas

Opinion of the Court

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

C. A. 7th Cir.; and

Ct. Crim. App. Okla. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 90-7315, 805 S. W. 2d 409; No. 90-7757, 573 So. 2d 284; No. 90-7882, 805 P. 2d 672.

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.

Reference

Full Case Name
Hernandez v. Texas Holton v. Florida Castor v. Clark, Warden Nuckols v. Oklahoma
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3 cases
Status
Published