Payne v. Tennessee
1991 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Payne v. Tennessee, 501 U.S. 808 (1991), was a United States Supreme Court case which held that testimony in the form of a victim impact statement is admissible during the sentencing phase of a trial and, in death penalty cases, does not violate the Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause of the Eighth Amendment.[1] Payne narrowed two of the Courts' precedents: Booth v. Maryland (1987) and South Carolina v. Gathers (1989).
Quick Facts Payne v. Tennessee, Argued April 24, 1991 Decided June 27, 1991 ...
Payne v. Tennessee | |
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Argued April 24, 1991 Decided June 27, 1991 | |
Full case name | Pervis Tyrone Payne v. Tennessee |
Citations | 501 U.S. 808 (more) 111 S.Ct. 2597; 115 L. Ed. 2d 720 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Case history | |
Prior | State v. Payne, 791 S.W.2d 10 (Tenn. 1990); cert. granted, 498 U.S. 1076 (1991). |
Holding | |
The admission of a victim impact statement does not violate the Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause of the Eighth Amendment. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Rehnquist, joined by White, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter |
Concurrence | O'Connor, joined by White, Kennedy |
Concurrence | Scalia, joined by O'Connor, Kennedy |
Concurrence | Souter, joined by Kennedy |
Dissent | Marshall, joined by Blackmun |
Dissent | Stevens, joined by Blackmun |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amends. VIII, XIV | |
This case overturned a previous ruling or rulings | |
Booth v. Maryland (1987) South Carolina v. Gathers (1989) |
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