Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Campbell v. Wood
511 U.S. 1119
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1994-05-26
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- holding hanging is not cruel and unusual simply “because there may be some pain associated with death”
- Blackmun, J., dissenting from denial of certiorari; Stevens and Ginsburg, JJ., voting to grant stay of execution
- Blackmun, J dissenting from denial of certiorari
Citator
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- Cited by
- 41 opinions
C. A. 9th Cir. Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice O’Connor, and by her referred to the Court, denied. Certiorari denied. Justice Stevens and Justice Ginsburg would grant the application for stay of execution of sentence of death.