Lawson v. Dixon
Opinion of the Court
C. A. 4th Cir. 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
dissenting.
Despite alleged procedural problems, I find petitioner’s constitutional challenge to the gas chamber to be a serious one. Only four States, Arizona, California, Mississippi, and North Caroling, still use the gas chamber as a method of execution. Its cruelty has been attested to on more than one occasion. See, e. g., the dissenting opinion of Justice Marshall, joined by Justice Brennan, in Gray v. Lucas, 463 U. S. 1237, 1240 (1983).
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Lawson v. Dixon, Warden
- Status
- Published