Legal Opinion
Stewart v. Martinez-Villareal
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 18, 1998No. 97-300PublishedCited by 631 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rehnquist
In Ford v. Wainwright, 477 U. S. 399, 410 (1986), we held that “the Eighth Amendment prohibits a State from inflicting the penalty of death upon a prisoner who is insane.” In this case, we must decide whether respondent Martinez-VillareaPs Ford claim is subject to the restrictions on “second or successive” applications for federal habeas relief found in the newly revised 28 U. S. C. § 2244 (1994 ed., Supp. II). We conclude that it is not.
Respondent was convicted on two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. He unsuccessfully challenged his conviction and sentence on direct…
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- Ex Parte RoyallSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
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