Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Darden v. Dugger

Darden v. Dugger, 485 U.S. 943 (1988)

Type: Opinion
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: Federal
Date: 1988-03-07
Topic: general

Justice Blackmun, with whom Justice Brennan and Justice Marshall join, dissenting. I would grant the petition for certiorari and summarily reverse the judgment below primarily for the reasons stated in the dissent in Darden v. Wainwright, 477 U. S. 168, 188 (1986). I was not persuaded then, and I am not persuaded now, that petitioner Willie Jasper Darden received a fair trial in the Florida courts.

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Justice Blackmun,

with whom

Justice Brennan and Justice Marshall join, dissenting.

I would grant the petition for certiorari and summarily reverse the judgment below primarily for the reasons stated in the dissent in Darden v. Wainwright, 477 U. S. 168, 188 (1986). I was not persuaded then, and I am not persuaded now, that petitioner Willie Jasper Darden received a fair trial in the Florida courts. A person should not be condemned to die and be executed under any system of justice in this country without a fair trial.