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Deboue v. Louisiana

498 U.S. 881 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1990-10-01 Docket No. 89-7188; No. 89-7355; No. 89-7430; No. 89-7444; No. 89-7468; No. 89-7473; No. 89-7476; No. 89-7491; No. 89-7570; No. 89-7577; No. 89-7616; No. 89-7617; No. 89-7632; No. 89-7638; No. 89-7640; No. 89-7661; No. 89-7672; No. 89-7719; No. 89-7732; No. 89-7786; No. 89-7793; No. 89-7806; No. 89-7835; No. 89-7839; No. 89-7884; No. 90-5003; No. 90-5015; No. 90-5027; No. 90-5029; No. 90-5051; No. 90-5066; No. 90-5328; No. 90-5109; No. 90-5123; No. 90-5148; No. 90-5152; No. 90-5171; No. 90-5211; No. 90-5217; No. 90-5222; No. 90-5236; No. 90-5297; No. 90-5305; No. 90-5444; No. 90-5453 English

Decision Majority · Dissent — Marshall J.

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No. 89-7188.
No. 89-7355.
No. 89-7430.
No. 89-7444.
No. 89-7468.
No. 89-7473.
No. 89-7476.
No. 89-7491.
No. 89-7570.
No. 89-7577.
No. 89-7616.
No. 89-7617.
No. 89-7632.
No. 89-7638.
No. 89-7640.
No. 89-7661.
No. 89-7672.
No. 89-7719.
No. 89-7732.
No. 89-7786.
No. 89-7793.
No. 89-7806.
No. 89-7835.
No. 89-7839.
No. 89-7884.
No. 90-5003.
No. 90-5015.
No. 90-5027.
No. 90-5029.
No. 90-5051.
No. 90-5066.
No. 90-5328.
No. 90-5109.
No. 90-5123.
No. 90-5148.
Deboue v. Louisiana. Eyler v. Illinois. Abu-Jamal v. Pennsylvania. Jones v. Missouri. Bradley v. Alabama. Resnover v. Indiana. Ryan v. Nebraska. Callahan v. Alabama. Davis v. Kemp, Warden. Lowery v. Indiana. Pitts v. Georgia. Brewer v. Ohio. Smith v. Virginia. Hall v. Georgia. Martin v. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections. Giarratano v. Procunier, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections. Lang v. California. Breakiron v. Pennsylvania. Scott v. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections. Finney v. Kemp, Warden. McMillin v. Missouri. O’Shea v. Pennsylvania. Collins v. Zant, Warden. Thompson v. California. Jackson v. California. Sattiewhite v. Texas. Gary v. Georgia. Amrine v. Missouri. Bell v. South Carolina. Moore v. Oklahoma. Fields v. Illinois. Hawkins v. Illinois. Franklin v. Illinois. Jamison v. Ohio. Green v. South Carolina.

Sup. Ct. La.;

Sup. Ct. Ill.;

Sup. Ct. Pa.;

Sup. Ct. Mo.;

Sup. Ct. Ala.;

Sup. Ct. Ind.;

Sup. Ct. Neb.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Ohio;

Sup. Ct. Va.;

C. A. 11th Cir.;

C. A. 4th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. Cal.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. S. C.;

Ct. Crim. App. Okla.;

Dissent — Marshall J.

p. 882
Clemmons v. Missouri. Powell v. Ohio. Savino v. Virginia. Hightower v. Georgia. Reed v. Florida. Weeks v. Alabama. Canaan v. Indiana. Jacobs v. Texas. Moreland v. Ohio. Schneider v. Missouri.

No. 90-5152.

No. 90-5171.

No. 90-5211.

No. 90-5217.

No. 90-5222.

No. 90-5236.

No. 90-5297.

No. 90-5305.

No. 90-5444.

No. 90-5453.

Sup. Ct. Mo.;

Sup. Ct. Ohio;

Sup. Ct. Va.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;'

Ct. Crim. App. Ala.;

Sup. Ct. Ind.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. Ohio; and

Sup. Ct. Mo. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 89-7188, 552 So. 2d 355 ; No. 89-7355, 133 Ill. 2d 173 , 549 N. E. 2d 268 ; No. 89-7430, 521 Pa. 188 , 555 A. 2d 846 ; No. 89-7444, 784 S. W. 2d 789 ; No. 89-7473, 547 N. E. 2d 814 ; No. 89-7476, 233 Neb. 74 , 444 N. W. 2d 610 ; No. 89-7491, 557 So. 2d 1311 ; No. 89-7577, 547 N. E. 2d 1046 ; No. 89-7616, 259 Ga. 745 , 386 S. E. 2d 351 ; No. 89-7617, 48 Ohio St. 3d 50 , 549 N. E. 2d 491 ; No. 89-7632, 239 Va. 243 , 389 S. E. 2d 871 ; No. 89-7638, 259 Ga. 412 , 383 S. E. 2d 128 ; No. 89-7640, 891 F. 2d 807 ; No. 89-7661, 891 F. 2d 483 ; No. 89-7672, 49 Cal. 3d 991 , 782 P. 2d 627 ; No. 89-7719, 524 Pa. 282 , 571 A. 2d 1035 ; No. 89-7732, 891 F. 2d 800 ; No. 89-7793, 783 S. W. 2d 82 ; No. 89-7806, 523 Pa. 384 , 567 A. 2d 1023 ; No. 89-7835, 892 F. 2d 1502 ; No. 89-7839, 50 Cal. 3d 134 , 785 P. 2d 857 ; No. 89-7884, 49 Cal. 3d 1170 , 783 P. 2d 211 ; No. 90-5003, 786 S. W. 2d 271 ; No. 90-5015, 260 Ga. 38 , 389 S. E. 2d 218 ; No. 90-5027, 785 S. W. 2d 531 ; No. 90-5029, 302 S. C. 18 , 393 S. E. 2d 364 ; No. 90-5051, 788 P. 2d 387 ; Nos. 90-5066 and 90-5328, 135 Ill. 2d 18 , 552 N. E. 2d 791 ; No. 90-5109, 135 Ill. 2d 78 , 552 N. E. 2d 743 ; No. 90-5123, 49 Ohio St. 3d 182 , 552 N. E. 2d 180 ; No. 90-5148, 301 S. C. 347 , 392 S. E. 2d 157 ; No. 90-5152, 785 S. W. 2d 524 ; No. 90-5171, 49 Ohio St. 3d 255 , 552 N. E. 2d 191 ; No. 90-5211, 239 Va. 534 , 391 S. E. 2d 276 ; No. 90-5217, 259 Ga. 770 , 386 S. E. 2d 509 ; No. 90-5222, 560 So. 2d 203 ; No. 90-5236, 568 So. 2d 864 ; No. 90-5297, 541 N. E. 2d 894 ; No. 90-5305, 787 S. W. 2d 397 ; No. 90-5444, 50 Ohio St. 3d 58 , 552 N. E. 2d 894 ; No. 90-5453, 787 S. W. 2d 718 .

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 ,

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

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