Russell v. Collins
Supreme Court of the United States
Russell v. Collins, 501 U.S. 1259 (1991)
Russell v. Collins
Opinion of the Court
C. A. 5th Cir.; Sup. Ct. Fla.; Sup. Ct. Mont.; Sup. Ct. Fla.; Super. Ct. Ariz., Pima County; Sup. Ct. Ind.; Sup. Ct. Idaho; Super. Ct. Ariz., Pima County; Sup. Ct. Mo.; Sup. Ct. Fla.; Sup. Ct. Ind.; Ct. Crim. App. Tex.; Ct. Crim. App. Tex.; Ct. Crim. App. Tex.; Sup. Ct. S. C.; Sup. Ct. Ga.; Ct. Crim. App. Okla.; Sup. Ct. Mo.; Ct. Crim. App. Tex.; Sup. Ct. Fla.; Ct. Crim. App. Tex.; and Ct. Crim. App. Tex. Certiorari denied.
denied.
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.
Reference
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- Russell v. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division Haliburton v. Florida Kills on Top v. Montana Freeman v. Florida LaGrand v. Arizona Woods v. Indiana Paz v. Idaho LaGrand v. Arizona Griffin v. Missouri Floyd v. Florida Coleman v. Indiana DeBlanc v. Texas Hammond v. Texas Goodwin v. Texas Atkins v. South Carolina Miller v. Georgia Newsted v. Oklahoma Powell v. Missouri Tennard v. Texas Lewis v. Florida Johnson v. Texas James v. Texas
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