Cruel & Unusual Punishment Clause Archives

Waters v. Kemp, 475 U.S. 1039 (1986)

Issues: Cruel & Unusual Punishment Clause, Death Penalty, Eighth Amendment

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 […]

Brumfield v. Cain Warden

Issues: Atkins Claim, Criminal Procedure, Cruel & Unusual Punishment Clause, Eighth Amendment

United States Supreme Court BRUMFIELD v. CAIN, WARDEN, (2015) 135 S.Ct. 2269 (2015) No. 13-1433 Argued: March 30, 2015????Decided: June 18, 2015 Syllabus Petitioner Kevan Brumfield was convicted of murder in a Louisiana court and sentenced to death before this Court held that the Eighth Amendment prohibits execution of the intellectually disabled, Atkins v. Virginia, […]

Wilkerson v. Utah, 99 U.S. 130 (1879)

Issues: Cruel & Unusual Punishment Clause, Death Penalty, Eighth Amendment

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)

Issues: Cruel & Unusual Punishment Clause, Death Penalty, Eighth Amendment

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, […]