Supreme Court of the United States, 1994

Hoffman v. Idaho

Hoffman v. Idaho
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided March 28, 1994 · Blackmun
511 U.S. 1012; 114 S. Ct. 1389 (United States Reports)

Hoffman v. Idaho

Dissenting Opinion

Justice Blackmun,

dissenting.

Adhering to my view that the death penalty cannot be imposed fairly within the constraints of our Constitution, see my dissent in Callins v. Collins, 510 U. S. 1141, 1143 (1994), I would grant certiorari and vacate the death sentences in these cases.

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Idaho;

Sup. Ct. Ala.;

Sup. Ct. Ala.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. Ill.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. Ala.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. Va.; and

Sup. Ct. Pa. Certiorari denied.

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