Majority
p. 925No. 89-7634. No. 90-5047. No. 90-5101. No. 90-5403. McKenna v. Nevada. Bennett v. Nevada. Porter v. Pennsylvania. Herrera v. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Sup. Ct. Nev.;
Sup. Ct. Pa.; and
C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 89-7634, 106 Nev. 1032 ; No. 90-5047,
Dissent — Marshall J.
p. 926
106 Nev. 135 , 787 P. 2d 797 ; No. 90-5101, 524 Pa. 162 , 569 A. 2d 942 ; No. 90-5403, 904 F. 2d 944 .
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.
Cases cited
- 904 F. 2d 944 904 F. 2d 944 p. 926
- Gregg v. Georgia 428 U. S. 153 p. 926