Stewart v. Massachusetts, No. 71-5446

CourtUnited States Supreme Court
Writing for the CourtPER CURIAM
Citation33 L.Ed.2d 744,92 S.Ct. 2845,408 U.S. 845
Decision Date29 June 1972
Docket NumberNo. 71-5446
PartiesJohn S. STEWART v. MASSACHUSETTS

408 U.S. 845
92 S.Ct. 2845
33 L.Ed.2d 744
John S. STEWART

v.

MASSACHUSETTS.

No. 71-5446.

Supreme Court of the United States

June 29, 1972

PER CURIAM.

The appellant in this case was sentenced to death. The imposition and carrying out of that death penalty constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238, 92 S.Ct. 2726, 33 L.Ed.2d 346 (1972). The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The judgment is therefore vacated insofar as it leaves undisturbed the death penalty imposed, and the case is remanded for further proceedings.

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  • Schick v. Reed 8212 5677, No. 73
    • United States
    • United States Supreme Court
    • December 23, 1974
    ...effect to the Furman decision. Robinson v. Neil, 409 U.S. 505, 508, 93 S.Ct. 876, 877, 35 L.Ed.2d 29 (1973). See Stewart v. Massachusetts, 408 U.S. 845, 92 S.Ct. 2845, 33 L.Ed.2d 744 (1972); Marks v. Louisiana, 408 U.S. 933, 92 S.Ct. 2849, 33 L.Ed.2d 746 (1972); Walker v. Georgia, 408 U.S. ......
  • Steigler v. Anderson, No. 73-1720.
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (3rd Circuit)
    • April 18, 1974
    ...vacated appellant's dealth penalty. Steigler v. Delaware, 408 U.S. 939, 92 S.Ct. 2872, 33 L.Ed.2d 760, citing Stewart v. Massachusetts, 408 U.S. 845, 92 S.Ct. 2845, 33 L.Ed.2d 744 (1972). Proceeding in forma pauperis, appellant petitioned the United States District Court for the District of......
  • Gillihan v. Rodriguez, No. 75-1514
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (10th Circuit)
    • February 28, 1977
    ...944, 962 (1976); Roberts v. Louisiana, 428 U.S. 325, 336, 96 S.Ct. 3001, 3008, 49 L.Ed.2d 974, 983 (1976); Stewart v. Massachusetts, 408 U.S. 845, 92 S.Ct. 2845, 33 L.Ed.2d 744 (1972) (per curiam); Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238, 240, 92 S.Ct. 2726, 2727, 33 L.Ed.2d 346, 350 (1972) (per cu......
  • Summerlin v. Stewart, No. 98-99002.
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (9th Circuit)
    • September 2, 2003
    ...457 U.S. 537, 550, 102 S.Ct. 2579, 73 L.Ed.2d 202 (1982) (discussing same). Following the dictates of Furman and Stewart v. Massachusetts, 408 U.S. 845, 92 S.Ct. 2845, 33 L.Ed.2d 744 (1972), the Supreme Court vacated a number of Arizona death sentences, both on direct appeal and on collater......
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  • Schick v. Reed 8212 5677, No. 73
    • United States
    • United States Supreme Court
    • December 23, 1974
    ...effect to the Furman decision. Robinson v. Neil, 409 U.S. 505, 508, 93 S.Ct. 876, 877, 35 L.Ed.2d 29 (1973). See Stewart v. Massachusetts, 408 U.S. 845, 92 S.Ct. 2845, 33 L.Ed.2d 744 (1972); Marks v. Louisiana, 408 U.S. 933, 92 S.Ct. 2849, 33 L.Ed.2d 746 (1972); Walker v. Georgia, 408 U.S. ......
  • Steigler v. Anderson, No. 73-1720.
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (3rd Circuit)
    • April 18, 1974
    ...vacated appellant's dealth penalty. Steigler v. Delaware, 408 U.S. 939, 92 S.Ct. 2872, 33 L.Ed.2d 760, citing Stewart v. Massachusetts, 408 U.S. 845, 92 S.Ct. 2845, 33 L.Ed.2d 744 (1972). Proceeding in forma pauperis, appellant petitioned the United States District Court for the District of......
  • Gillihan v. Rodriguez, No. 75-1514
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (10th Circuit)
    • February 28, 1977
    ...944, 962 (1976); Roberts v. Louisiana, 428 U.S. 325, 336, 96 S.Ct. 3001, 3008, 49 L.Ed.2d 974, 983 (1976); Stewart v. Massachusetts, 408 U.S. 845, 92 S.Ct. 2845, 33 L.Ed.2d 744 (1972) (per curiam); Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238, 240, 92 S.Ct. 2726, 2727, 33 L.Ed.2d 346, 350 (1972) (per cu......
  • Summerlin v. Stewart, No. 98-99002.
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (9th Circuit)
    • September 2, 2003
    ...457 U.S. 537, 550, 102 S.Ct. 2579, 73 L.Ed.2d 202 (1982) (discussing same). Following the dictates of Furman and Stewart v. Massachusetts, 408 U.S. 845, 92 S.Ct. 2845, 33 L.Ed.2d 744 (1972), the Supreme Court vacated a number of Arizona death sentences, both on direct appeal and on collater......
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3 books & journal articles
  • Institutionalizing the Culture of Control
    • United States
    • International Criminal Justice Review Nbr. 24-4, December 2014
    • December 1, 2014
    ...511 U.S. 318 (1994)Stewart v. LaGrand, 526 U.S. 115 (1999)Stewart v. Martinez-Villareal, 523 U.S. 637 (1998)Stewart v. Massachusetts, 408 U.S. 845 (1972)Stewart v. Smith, 536 U.S. 856 (2002)Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984)Strickler v. Greene, 527 U.S. 263 (1999)Stringer v. Blac......
  • Furman's Wake In The Land Of Bean and Cod
    • United States
    • Prison Journal, The Nbr. 53-1, April 1973
    • April 1, 1973
    ...June 30, 1972, p. 10. 8. Ibid. at p. 13. 9. The Boston Record-American, June 30, 1972, p. 3. 10. Ibid. 11. Stewart v. Massachusettes, 408 U. S. 845 (1972). 12. The Boston Record-American, June 30, 1972, p. 3. 13. 408 U.S. 845 (1972). 14. The Boston Globe, July 25, 1973, p. 5. 15. State v. D......
  • Capital Punishment: Ineffective, Unjust, Unconstitutional
    • United States
    • Prison Journal, The Nbr. 53-1, April 1973
    • April 1, 1973
    ...408 U.S.,at 375. Justices Douglas, White and Stewart were not so comprehen-sively unequivocal. 10. See Stewart v. Massachusettes, 408 U.S. 845 (1972) and cases, 408 U.S. 933-941 (1972). 11. In Furman, involving three individuals, the statutes gave jurors the powerto decide life or death in ......

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