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Harris v. Pulley

493 U.S. 1051 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1990-01-16 Docket No. 89-767; No. 89-5527; No. 89-5847; No. 89-6113 English

Decision Majority · Dissent — Brennan J.

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p. 1051
No. 89-767.
No. 89-5527.
No. 89-5847.
No. 89-6113.
Harris v. Pulley, Warden. Kirkpatrick v. Butler, Warden, et al. Griffin v. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections. Coleman v. Ohio.

C. A. 9th Cir.;

C. A. 5th Cir.;

C. A. 11th Cir.; and

Sup. Ct. Ohio. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 89-767, 885 F. 2d 1354 ; No. 89-5527, 870 F. 2d 276 ; No. 89-5847, 874 F. 2d 1397 ; No. 89-6113, 45 Ohio St. 3d 298 , 544 N. E. 2d 622 .

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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