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Hill v. Texas

512 U.S. 1213 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1994-06-13 Docket No. 93-7545; No. 93-8683; No. 93-8728; No. 93-8730; No. 93-9049 English

Decision Majority · Dissent — Blackmun J.

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Majority

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No. 93-7545.
No. 93-8683.
No. 93-8728.
No. 93-8730.
No. 93-9049.
Hill v. Texas. Romine v. Zant, Warden. Scott v. Ohio. Giles v. Alabama. Palmer v. Clarke, Warden.

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.; Sup. Ct. Ga.; Ct. App. Ohio, Cuyahoga County; Sup. Ct. Ala.; and C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari denied.

dissenting.

Adhering to my view that the death penalty cannot be imposed fairly within the constraints of our Constitution, see my dissent

Dissent — Blackmun J.

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in Callins v. Collins, 510 U. S. 1141 , 1143 (1994), I would grant certiorari and vacate the death sentences in these cases.

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