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Douglas v. California

498 U.S. 1110 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1991-02-19 Docket No. 90-6155; No. 90-6266; No. 90-6434; No. 90-6445; No. 90-6468; No. 90-6480; No. 90-6663; No. 90-6668 English

Decision Majority · Dissent — Marshall J.

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p. 1110
No. 90-6155.
No. 90-6266.
No. 90-6434.
No. 90-6445.
No. 90-6468.
No. 90-6480.
No. 90-6663.
No. 90-6668.
Douglas v. California. Marshall v. California. Porter v. Florida. Silagy v. Peters, Warden. Gilliam v. Maryland. Reese v. Missouri. Ramirez v. California. Robinson v. Arizona.

Sup. Ct. Cal.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

C. A. 7th Cir.;

Ct. App. Md.;

Sup. Ct. Mo.;

Sup. Ct. Cal.; and

Sup. Ct. Ariz. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 90-6155, 50 Cal. 3d 468 , 788 P. 2d 640 ; No. 90-6266, 50 Cal. 3d 907 , 790 P. 2d 676 ; No. 90-6434, 564 So. 2d 1060 ; No. 90-6445, 905 F. 2d 986 ; No. 90-6468, 320 Md. 637 , 579 A. 2d 744 ; No. 90-6480, 795 S. W. 2d 69 ; No. 90-6663, 50 Cal. 3d 1158 , 791 P. 2d 965 ; No. 90-6668, 165 Ariz. 51 , 796 P. 2d 853 .

dissenting.

Adhering to my view 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 , 231 (1976), I would grant certiorari and vacate the death sentences in these cases.

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