Powell v. Texas
1968 U.S. Supreme Court case on criminalizing public intoxication / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Powell v. Texas, 392 U.S. 514 (1968), was a United States Supreme Court case that ruled that a Texas statute criminalizing public intoxication did not violate the Eighth Amendment protection against cruel and unusual punishment. The 5–4 decision's plurality opinion was by Justice Thurgood Marshall. Justice Hugo Black and Byron White each wrote separate concurring opinions while Justice Abe Fortas dissented.
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Quick Facts Powell v. Texas, Argued March 7, 1968 Decided June 17, 1968 ...
Powell v. Texas | |
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Argued March 7, 1968 Decided June 17, 1968 | |
Full case name | Powell v. Texas |
Citations | 392 U.S. 514 (more) 88 S. Ct. 2145; 20 L. Ed. 2d 1254 |
Case history | |
Prior | Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 1 of Travis County, Texas. |
Holding | |
A Texas law criminalizing public intoxication did not constitute cruel and unusual punishment. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Plurality | Marshall, joined by Warren, Black, Harlan |
Concurrence | Black, joined by Harlan |
Concurrence | White (in result) |
Dissent | Fortas, joined by Douglas, Brennan, Stewart |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. VIII |
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