Kansas v. Marsh

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Kansas v. Marsh
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Supreme Court of the United States
Argued December 7, 2005
Reargued April 25, 2006
Decided June 26, 2006
Full case name Kansas v. Michael Lee Marsh, II
Docket nos. 04-1170
Citations 548 U.S. 163 (more)
Holding
The Eighth Amendment did not prohibit states from imposing the death penalty when mitigating and aggravating sentencing factors were in equipoise. Kansas Supreme Court reversed and remanded.
Court membership
Case opinions
Majority Thomas, joined by Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito
Concurrence Scalia
Dissent Stevens
Dissent Souter, joined by Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. VIII

Kansas v. Marsh, 548 U.S. 163 (2006), is a case decided by the United States Supreme Court. The Court held that a Kansas death penalty statute was consistent with the U.S. Constitution.

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