479 U.S. 972 107 S.Ct. 474 93 L.Ed.2d 418 Chester Levon MAXWELL v. FLORIDA No. 86-5541 Supreme Court of the United States November 17, 1986 On petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Florida. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Justice BRENNAN, dissenting. Adhering to my view that the […]
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Texas v. McCullough, 475 U.S. 134 (1986)
475 U.S. 134 106 S.Ct. 976 89 L.Ed.2d 104 TEXAS, Petitioner v. Sanford James McCULLOUGH. No. 84-1198. Argued Dec. 10, 1985. Decided Feb. 26, 1986. Syllabus Respondent was tried before a jury in a Texas District Court and convicted of murder. He elected to be sentenced by the jury, as was his right under Texas […]
Waters v. Kemp, 475 U.S. 1039 (1986)
475 U.S. 1039 106 S.Ct. 1249 89 L.Ed.2d 357 Eurus Kelly WATERS, petitioner, v. Ralph KEMP, Warden. No. 85-6010 Supreme Court of the United States February 24, 1986 The petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Georgia is denied. Justice BRENNAN, dissenting: Adhering to my view that the death penalty is […]
Schiro v. Indiana, 475 U.S. 1036 (1986)
475 U.S. 1036 106 S.Ct. 1247 89 L.Ed.2d 355 Thomas N. SCHIRO v. INDIANA. No. 85-5972 Supreme Court of the United States February 24, 1986 On petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Indiana. The petition for writ of certiorari is denied. Justice MARSHALL, with whom Justice BRENNAN joins, dissenting. The trial […]
Spaziano v. Florida, 468 U.S. 447 (1984)
468 U.S. 447 104 S.Ct. 3154 82 L.Ed.2d 340 Joseph Robert SPAZIANO, Petitioner v. FLORIDA. No. 83-5596. Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 17, 1984. Decided July 2, 1984. Syllabus At petitioner’s trial for first-degree murder, the Florida trial court informed him that it would instruct the jury on lesser included, noncapital offenses, […]
Rooney v. North Dakota, 196 U.S. 319 (1905)
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Wilkerson v. Utah, 99 U.S. 130 (1879)
99 U.S. 130 99 U.S. 130 25 L.Ed. 345 WILKERSONv.UTAH. October Term, 1878 ERROR to the Supreme Court of the Territory of Utah. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Submitted by Mr. E. D. Hoge and Mr. P. L. Williams for the plaintiff in error, and by The Solicitor-General for the […]
Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972)
408 U.S. 238 92 S.Ct. 2726 33 L.Ed.2d 346 William Henry FURMAN, Petitioner,v.State of GEORGIA. Lucious JACKSON, Jr., Petitioner, v. State of GEORGIA. Elmer BRANCH, Petitioner, v. State of TEXAS. Nos. 69?5003, 69?5030, 69?5031. Argued Jan. 17, 1972. Decided June 29, 1972. Anthony G. Amsterdam, Stanford, Cal., for petitioner Furman. Jack Greenberg, New York City, […]