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Charles Milton, Applicant v. O.L. McCotter Director, Texas Department of Corrections No. A-964, (1985)

Court: Supreme Court of the United States Number:  Visitors: 8
Filed: Jun. 25, 1985
Latest Update: Feb. 21, 2020
Summary: 472 U.S. 1033 105 S. Ct. 3516 87 L. Ed. 2d 645 Charles MILTON, applicant, v. O.L. McCOTTER, Director, Texas Department of Corrections No. A-964 Supreme Court of the United States June 25, 1985 The application for stay of execution of the sentence of death scheduled for Tuesday, June 25, 1985, presented to Justice White and by him referred to the Court is denied. Justice BRENNAN and Justice MARSHALL dissenting: 1 Adhering to our views that the death penalty is in all circumstances cruel and unusu
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472 U.S. 1033

105 S. Ct. 3516

87 L. Ed. 2d 645

Charles MILTON, applicant,
v.
O.L. McCOTTER, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
No. A-964

Supreme Court of the United States

June 25, 1985

The application for stay of execution of the sentence of death scheduled for Tuesday, June 25, 1985, presented to Justice White and by him referred to the Court is denied.

Justice BRENNAN and Justice MARSHALL dissenting:

1

Adhering to our views 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, 337, 231, 96 S. Ct. 2909, 2950, 2973, 49 L. Ed. 2d 859 (1976), we would grant the application for stay, a petition for writ of certiorari and vacate the death sentence in this case.

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