Sterling v. Texas
Supreme Court of the United States
Sterling v. Texas, 501 U.S. 1213 (1991)
Sterling v. Texas
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.
Opinion of the Court
Ct. Crim. App. Tex.; Sup. Ct. Cal.; and Sup. Ct. Cal. Certio-rari denied.
Reference
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- Sterling v. Texas Whitt v. California Frank v. California
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