McKay v. Texas, 479 U.S. 871 (1986)
Case details
Bluebook Citation
McKay v. Texas, 479 U.S. 871 (1986)
Country
United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided
Oct. 6, 1986
United States Supreme Court
MCKAY v. TEXAS (1986)
No. 85-6831
Decided: October 06, 1986
Petition for writ of certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Denied.
Justice BRENNAN and Justice MARSHALL dissenting:
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 , 227, 231, 2950, 2973 (1976), we would grant certiorari and vacate the death sentence in this case.
Justice SCALIA took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.