Jurek v. Texas - Significance, Action And Reaction, Constitutional Infringement?, Impact, Types Of Capital Punishment, Further Readings
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Petitioner
Jerry Lane Jurek
Respondent
State of Texas
Petitioner's Claim
The death penalty was cruel and unusual punishment and violated the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Anthony G. Amsterdam
Chief Lawyer for Respondent
John L. Hill
Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, Warren E. Burger, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist, John Paul Stevens (writing for the Court), Potter Stewart, Byron R. White
Justices Dissenting
William J. Brennan, Jr., Thurgood Marshall
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
2 July 1976
Decision
Upheld the state of Texas' claim that the death penalty was not cruel and unusual punishment and therefore was not unconstitutional.
Related Cases
- Branch v. Texas, 408 U.S. 238 (1972).
- Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972).
- Jackson v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972).
- Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U.S. 153 (1976).
- Woodson v. North Carolina, 428 U.S. 280 (1976).
- Jacobs v. Wainwright, 469 U.S. 1062 (1984).
Sources
U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. Capital Punishment 1997. Washington, DC: U.S. Government, 1998.
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