Legal Opinion

Rector v. Bryant, Attorney General of Arkansas, Et Al.

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided September 20, 1991No. 90-7755Published

1Opinion of the Court

501 U.S. 1239

111 S.Ct. 2872

115 L.Ed.2d 1038

Ricky Ray RECTOR, petitioner,

v.

Winston BRYANT, Attorney General of Arkansas, et al

No. 90-7755

Supreme Court of the United States

June 24, 1991

Rehearing Denied Sept. 20, 1991.

See U.S., 112 S.ct. 34.

On Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.

2DissentJustice Marshall

In Ford v. Wainwright, 477 U.S. 399, 106 S.Ct. 2595, 91 L.Ed.2d 335 (1986), this Court recognized that "the Eighth Amendment prohibits a State from carrying out a sentence of death upon a prisoner who is insane." Id.,…

3Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Penry v. LynaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Trop v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  4. Ford v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Stanford v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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