Carmell v. Texas

529 U.S. 513 (2000)

CARMELL

v.

TEXAS

No. 98-7540.

United States Supreme Court.

Argued November 30, 1999.

Decided May 1, 2000.

CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TEXAS, SECOND DISTRICT

Stevens, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Scalia, Souter, Thomas, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and O'Connor and Kennedy, JJ., joined, post, p. 553.

Richard D. Bernstein, by appointment of the Court, 527 U. S. 1051, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Carter G. Phillips, Katherine L. Adams, and Paul A. Hemmersbaugh.

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