Tennard v. Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 2004-06-24

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Justice O’Connor delivered the opinion of the Court. In Penry v. Lynaugh, 492 U. S. 302 (1989) (Penry I), we held that the Texas capital sentencing scheme provided a constitutionally inadequate vehicle for jurors to consider and give eff…

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