Supreme Court of the United States
Smith v. Texas
This writing
- Type
- Concurrence
- Filed
- April 25, 2007
- Case
- Smith v. Texas
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Souter, concurring. I join the Court’s opinion. In some later case, we may be required to consider whether harmless-error review is ever appropriate in a case with error as described in Penry v. Lynaugh, 492 U. S. 302 (1989). We do not and need not address that question'here.…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Anthony McLeod Kennedy | April 25, 2007 |
| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | April 25, 2007 |
| Dissent | Not attributed | April 25, 2007 |