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Sutton v. Tennessee

497 U.S. 1031 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1990-06-28 Docket No. 88-6512; No. 88-7332; No. 88-7444; No. 88-7451; No. 89-5008; No. 89-5016; No. 89-5121; No. 89-5133; No. 89-5146; No. 89-5219; No. 89-5232; No. 89-5265; No. 89-5435; No. 89-5443; No. 89-5470; No. 89-5513; No. 89-5545; No. 89-5616; No. 89-5633; No. 89-5635; No. 89-5704; No. 89-5848; No. 89-5990; No. 89-6298; No. 89-6317; No. 89-6459; No. 89-6461; No. 89-6600; No. 89-6626; No. 89-6778; No. 89-6870; No. 89-6953; No. 89-7080; No. 89-7178; No. 89-7474; No. 89-7512; No. 89-7528 English

Decision Majority · Dissent — Brennan J.

Contents

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No. 88-6512.
No. 88-7332.
No. 88-7444.
No. 88-7451.
No. 89-5008.
No. 89-5016.
No. 89-5121.
No. 89-5133.
No. 89-5146.
No. 89-5219.
No. 89-5232.
No. 89-5265.
No. 89-5435.
No. 89-5443.
No. 89-5470.
No. 89-5513.
No. 89-5545.
No. 89-5616.
No. 89-5633.
No. 89-5635.
No. 89-5704.
Sutton v. Tennessee. Jimerson v. Illinois. Thompson v. Tennessee. Otey v. Grammer, Warden. Salazar v. Illinois. Libberton v. Arizona. Hamblen v. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections. McCall v. Arizona. Odle v. Illinois. Young v. Illinois. Phillips v. Illinois. Nash v. Arizona. Mahaffey v. Illinois. Flores v. Illinois. Taylor v. Tennessee. Henley v. Tennessee. Bracy v. Arizona. McKinney v. Idaho. Hooper v. Arizona. Miller v. Tennessee. Allen v. Zant, Superintendent, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center.

Sup. Ct. Tenn.;

Sup. Ct. Ill.;

C. A. 8th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. Ariz.;

C. A. 11th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. Idaho;

Super. Ct. Ga., Butts County;

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Foster v. Oklahoma. Kennedy v. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections. Stewart v. Florida. Coleman v. Illinois. Owens v. Illinois. Jackson v. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections. Buxton v. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. Lankford v. Idaho. Sidebottom v. Missouri. Holman v. Illinois. Kokoraleis v. Illinois. Bertolotti v. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections. Collins v. Maryland. Lusk v. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections. Isaacs v. Georgia. Siebert v. Alabama.

No. 89-5848.

No. 89-5990.

No. 89-6298.

No. 89-6317.

No. 89-6459.

No. 89-6461.

No. 89-6600.

No. 89-6626.

No. 89-6778.

No. 89-6870.

No. 89-6953.

No. 89-7080.

No. 89-7178.

No. 89-7474.

No. 89-7512.

No. 89-7528.

Ct. Crim. App. Okla.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. Ill.;

C. A. 5th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. Idaho;

Sup. Ct. Mo.;

Sup. Ct. Ill;

C. A. 11th Cir.;

Ct. App. Md.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.; and

Sup. Ct. Ala. Certio-rari denied. Reported below: No. 88-6512, 761 S. W. 2d 763 ; No. 88-7332, 127 Ill. 2d 12 , 535 N. E. 2d 889 ; No. 88-7444, 768 S. W. 2d 239 ; No. 88-7451, 859 F. 2d 575 ; No. 89-5008, 126 Ill. 2d 424 , 535 N. E. 2d 766 ; No. 89-5133, 160 Ariz. 119 , 770 P. 2d 1165 ; No. 89-5146, 128 Ill. 2d 111 , 538 N. E. 2d 428 ; No. 89-5219, 128 Ill. 2d 1 , 538 N. E. 2d 453 and 461; No. 89-5232, 127 Ill. 2d 499 , 538 N. E. 2d 500 ; No. 89-5435, 128 Ill. 2d 388 , 539 N. E. 2d 1172 ; No. 89-5443, 128 Ill. 2d 66 , 538 N. E. 2d 481 ; No. 89-5470, 771 S. W. 2d 387 ; No. 89-5513, 774 S. W. 2d 908 ; No. 89-5616, 115 Idaho 1125 , 772 P. 2d 1219 ; No. 89-5635, 771 S. W. 2d 401 ; No. 89-5848, 779 P. 2d 591 ; No. 89-5990, 551 So. 2d 461 ; No. 89-6298, 549 So. 2d 171 ; No. 89-6317, 129 Ill. 2d 321 , 544 N. E. 2d 330 ; No. 89-6459, 129 Ill. 2d 303 , 544 N. E. 2d 276 ; No. 89-6461, 554 So. 2d 1168 ; No. 89-6600, 879 F. 2d 140 ; No. 89-6626, 116 Idaho 860 , 781 P. 2d 197 ; No. 89-6778, 781 S. W. 2d 791 ; No. 89-6870, 132 Ill. 2d 128 , 547 N. E. 2d 124 ; No. 89-6953, 132 Ill. 2d 235 , 547 N. E. 2d 202 ; No. 89-7080, 883 F. 2d 1503 ; No. 89-7178, 318 Md. 269 , 568 A. 2d 1 ; No. 89-7474,

Dissent — Brennan J.

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890 F. 2d 332 ; No. 89-7512, 259 Ga. 717 , 386 S. E. 2d 316 ; No. 89-7528, 555 So. 2d 780 .

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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