Legal Opinion
Bonin v. California
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 19, 1990No. 88-7381PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sup. Ct. Cal. Certiorari denied.
2DissentJustice Marshall, joined by Justice Brennan
Adhering to my view 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, 231 (1976) (Marshall, J., dissenting), I would grant the petition for certiorari and vacate the death penalty in this case. Even if I did not take this view, I would grant the petition because it raises several important and recurring questions concerning a criminal defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of counsel unburdened by any conflict of interest. First, on what…
3Cases cited9 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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4Cited by113 opinions
- William George Bonin v. Arthur Calderon, as Warden of San Quentin State Prison James Rowland, Director of the California Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
- Nathaniel James v. Robert G. Borg, Warden Attorney General of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Bigby v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
- Cooks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
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