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Davis v. Texas

495 U.S. 940 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1990-05-14 Docket No. 89-6486; No. 89-6916; No. 89-6926; No. 89-7037; No. 89-7059; No. 89-7085; No. 89-7214 English

Decision Majority · Dissent — Brennan J.

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p. 940
No. 89-6486.
No. 89-6916.
No. 89-6926.
No. 89-7037.
No. 89-7059.
No. 89-7085.
No. 89-7214.
Davis v. Texas. Baldree v. Texas. Boggs v. Bair, Warden, et al. Thompson v. Florida. Beck v. Zant, Warden. Parkus v. Missouri. Pruett v. Thompson, Warden.

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

C. A. 4th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Mo.; and

Sup. Ct. Va.

Certiorari denied.

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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