Supreme Court of the United States
Baze v. Rees
This writing
- Type
- Concurrence
- Filed
- April 16, 2008
- Case
- Baze v. Rees
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Breyer, concurring in the judgment. Assuming the lawfulness of the death penalty itself, petitioners argue that Kentucky’s method of execution, lethal injection, nonetheless constitutes a constitutionally forbidden, “cruel and unusual punishmen[t].” U. S. Const., Arndt. 8. In respect to how a court should review such a claim, I agree with Justi…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Not attributed | April 16, 2008 |
| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | April 16, 2008 |
| Dissent | Not attributed | April 16, 2008 |