Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Seath v. Regulations & Permits Administration
77 L. Ed. 2d 1453
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1983-08-23
- Topic
- general
holding that facts alleged, taken as true, failed to state a claim under the eighth amendment | holding that facts alleged, taken as true, failed to state a claim under the eighth amendment | holding the pain and terror resulting from death by cyanide gas does not render such execution method unconstitutional | relying on Walton v. Arizona, 497 U.S. 639, 110 S.Ct. 3047, 111 L.Ed.2d 511 (1990) | even “innocent behavior,” when considered in its overall context, may “provide the basis for a showing of probable cause” | totality of the circumstances test in context of probable cause for issuance of search warrant | warrant held sufficient for search of residence for pornographic photographs of children | execution by lethal gas not cruel and unusual | refusing to conclude that lethal gas execution is unconstitutional
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- Cited by
- 124 opinions
459 U. S. 1146. Motion for leave to file petition for rehearing denied.