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McDougall v. North Carolina

479 U.S. 870 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1986-10-06 Docket No. 85-2014; No. 85-2027; No. 85-6424; No. 85-6755; No. 85-6831; No. 85-6868; No. 85-6890; No. 85-6933; No. 85-6950; No. 85-6958; No. 85-6970; No. 85-7017; No. 85-7026; No. 85-7050; No. 85-7063; No. 85-7070; No. 85-7088; No. 85-7089; No. 85-7141; No. 85-7236; No. 86-106; No. 86-5007; No. 86-5109; No. 86-5127; No. 86-5206; No. 86-5280; No. 86-5300 English

Decision Majority · Dissent — Brennan J.

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No. 85-2014.
No. 85-2027.
No. 85-6424.
No. 85-6755.
McDougall v. North Carolina. Milligan v. Nevada. Anderson v. Texas. Fetterly v. Idaho.

Gen. Ct. Justice, Super. Ct. Div., Mecklenburg County, N. C.;

Sup. Ct. Nev.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. Idaho;

p. 871
McKay v. Texas. Johnson v. Texas. Buell v. Ohio. Riley v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections. Green v. Oklahoma. Echols v. Florida. Gladden v. North Carolina. Cook v. Georgia. Landry v. Texas. Beck v. Georgia. Crump v. Nevada. Byrne v. Louisiana. Zeitvogel v. Missouri. Davis v. Georgia. Ward v. Louisiana. O’Guinn v. Tennessee. Kelley v. Florida. Brewer v. Oklahoma. Matthews v. Kentucky. Davis v. Georgia. Free v. Illinois. Laws v. Missouri. Gallego v. Nevada.

No. 85-6831.

No. 85-6868.

No. 85-6890.

No. 85-6933.

No. 85-6950.

No. 85-6958.

No. 85-6970.

No. 85-7017.

No. 85-7026.

No. 85-7050.

No. 85-7063.

No. 85-7070.

No. 85-7088.

No. 85-7089.

No. 85-7141.

No. 85-7236.

No. 86-106.

No. 86-5007.

No. 86-5109.

No. 86-5127.

No. 86-5206.

No. 86-5280.

No. 86-5300.

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. Ohio;

C. A. 11th Cir.;

Ct. Crim. App. Okla.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. N. C.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Nev.;

Sup. Ct. La.;

Sup. Ct. Mo.;

Sup. Ct. Tenn.;

Sup. Ct. Ky.;

Sup. Ct. Ill.;

Sup. Ct. Mo.; and

Sup. Ct. Nev. Certio-rari denied. Reported below: No. 85-2027, 101 Nev. 627 , 708 P. 2d 289 ; No. 85-6424, 701 S. W. 2d 868 ; No. 85-6755, 109 Idaho 766 , 710 P. 2d 1202 ; No. 85-6831, 707 S. W. 2d 23 ; No. 85-6868, 698 S. W. 2d 154 ; No. 85-6890, 22 Ohio St. 3d 124 , 489 N. E. 2d 795 ; No. 85-6933, 778 F. 2d 1544 ; No. 85-6950, 713 P. 2d 1032 ; No. 85-6958, 484 So. 2d 568 ; No. 85-6970, 315 N. C. 398 , 340 S. E. 2d 673 ; No. 85-7017, 255 Ga. 565 , 340 S. E. 2d 843 ; No. 85-7026, 706 S. W. 2d 105 ; No. 85-7050, 255 Ga. 483 , 340 S. E. 2d 9 ; No. 85-7063, 102 Nev. 158 , 716 P. 2d 1387 ; No. 85-7070, 483 So. 2d 564 ; No. 85-7088, 707 S. W. 2d 365 ; No. 85-7089, 255 Ga. 588 , 340 S. E. 2d 862 ; No. 85-7141, 483 So. 2d 578 ; No. 85-7236, 709 S. W. 2d 561 ; No. 86-106, 486 So. 2d 578 ; No. 86-5007, 718 P. 2d 354 ; No. 86-5109, 709 S. W. 2d 414 ; No. 86-5127, 255 Ga. 598 ,

Dissent — Brennan J.

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340 S. E. 2d 869 ; No. 86-5206, 112 Ill. 2d 154 , 492 N. E. 2d 1269 ; No. 86-5300, 101 Nev. 782 , 711 P. 2d 856 .

dissenting.

Adhering to our views 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 , 227, 231 (1976), we would grant certiorari and vacate the death sentences in these cases.

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