Penry v. Lynaugh
Significance, Supreme Court Finds Application Of Capital Punishment To The Mentally Retarded Constitutional, Impact, Further Readings
Petitioner
Johnny Paul Penry
Respondent
James A. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Petitioner's Claim
That execution of the mentally retarded violates the Eighth Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Curtis C. Mason
Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Charles A. Palmer
Justices for the Court
Anthony M. Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor (writing for the Court), William H. Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, Byron R. White,
Justices Dissenting
Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, John Paul Stevens
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
26 June 1989
Decision
The Supreme Court reversed Penry's death sentence.
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- Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U.S. 153 (1976).
- Ford v. Wainwright, 477 U.S. 399 (1986).
- Thompson v. Oklahoma, 487 U.S. 815 (1988).
- Stanford v. Kentucky, 492 U.S. 361 (1989).
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