Supreme Court of the United States, 1994

Richley v. Norris

Richley v. Norris
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided April 25, 1994 · Blackmun
511 U.S. 1063; 114 S. Ct. 1634; 1994 WL 70276 (United States Reports)

Richley v. Norris

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

C. A. 8th Cir.;

C. A. 8th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. Ind.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. S. C.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.; and

Sup. Ct. Ariz. Certiorari denied.

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