Supreme Court of the United States, 1991

Sterling v. Texas

Sterling v. Texas
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided June 10, 1991 · Marshall
501 U.S. 1213 (United States Reports)

Sterling v. Texas

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

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.; Sup. Ct. Cal.; and Sup. Ct. Cal. Certio-rari denied.

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