Supreme Court of the United States, 1991

Gaskins v. Evatt

Gaskins v. Evatt
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided September 5, 1991 · Marshall
501 U.S. 1271; 112 S. Ct. 18 (United States Reports)

Gaskins v. Evatt

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. S. C. Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to The Chief Justice, and by him referred to the Court, denied. Certiorari denied.

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 the application for stay of execution and the petition for writ of certiorari and would vacate the death sentence in this case.

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