Supreme Court of the United States
Smith v. Texas
This writing
- Type
- Opinion of the Court
- Filed
- April 25, 2007
- Case
- Smith v. Texas
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court. The jury in a Texas state court convicted petitioner La-Royce Lathair Smith of first-degree murder and determined he should receive a death sentence. This Court now reviews a challenge to the sentencing proceeding for a second time. The sentencing took place in the interim between our decisions in Penry v. Lynaugh, 492 U. S…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Anthony McLeod Kennedy | April 25, 2007 |
| Concurrence | Not attributed | April 25, 2007 |
| Dissent | Not attributed | April 25, 2007 |