Madison v. Alabama
2019 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Madison v. Alabama, 586 U.S. ___ (2019), was a United States Supreme Court case regarding the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution, barring cruel and unusual punishment. The case deals with whether the Eighth Amendment prohibits executing a person for a crime they do not remember.
Quick Facts Madison v. Alabama, Argued October 2, 2018 Decided February 27, 2019 ...
Madison v. Alabama | |
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Argued October 2, 2018 Decided February 27, 2019 | |
Full case name | Vernon Madison, Petitioner v. Alabama |
Docket no. | 17-7505 |
Citations | 586 U.S. ___ (more) 139 S. Ct. 718; 203 L. Ed. 2d 103 |
Case history | |
Prior | Petition denied, sub nom. Madison v. Commissioner, Ala. Dept. of Corrections; rev'd in part, remanded, 677 F.3d 1333 (11th Cir. 2012); cert. denied, sub nom. Thomas v. Madison, 568 U.S. 1019 (2012); petition denied, sub nom. Madison v. Commissioner, Ala. Dept. of Corrections; aff'd, 761 F.3d 1240 (11th Cir. 2014); cert. denied, sub nom. Madison v. Thomas, 135 S. St. 1562 (2015); rehearing denied, 135 S. Ct. 2346 (2015); petition denied, S.D. Ala., May 10, 2016; rev'd, 851 F.3d 1173 (11th Cir. 2017); reversed sub. nom., Dunn v. Madison, 138 S. Ct. 9 (2017); remanded, 879 F.3d 1298 (11th Cir. 2018); cert. granted, 138 S. Ct. 1172 (2018). |
Holding | |
The Eighth Amendment may permit executing a prisoner even if he or she cannot remember committing his or her crime, but it may prohibit executing a prisoner who suffers from dementia or another disorder, rather than psychotic delusions. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Kagan, joined by Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor |
Dissent | Alito, joined by Thomas, Gorsuch |
Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. VIII |
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