This article aims to address the issue of Adams v. Texas, which has gained special relevance in recent times due to its impact on different areas of society. Since Adams v. Texas, debates and controversies have arisen that have captured the attention of experts and the general public, generating an increasing interest in understanding their implications and consequences. Likewise, Adams v. Texas has been the subject of numerous studies and investigations that seek to elucidate its multiple facets and delve into its influence in various areas. In this sense, essential aspects related to Adams v. Texas will be addressed, with the purpose of offering a comprehensive and updated vision on this topic.
Adams v. Texas | |
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Argued March 24, 1980 Decided June 25, 1980 | |
Full case name | Randall Dale Adams v. State of Texas |
Citations | 448 U.S. 38 (more) 100 S. Ct. 2521; 65 L. Ed. 2d 581 |
Case history | |
Prior | Certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas |
Subsequent | 577 S.W.2d 717, reversed. |
Holding | |
A Texas requirement that jurors swear an oath that the mandatory imposition of a death sentence would not interfere with their consideration of factual matters such as guilt or innocence during a trial is unconstitutional. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | White, joined by Brennan, Stewart, Blackmun, Powell, Stevens |
Concurrence | Burger (in the judgment) |
Concurrence | Brennan |
Concurrence | Marshall |
Dissent | Rehnquist |
Adams v. Texas, 448 U.S. 38 (1980), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held on an 8–1 vote that, consistent with its prior opinion in Witherspoon v. Illinois, a Texas requirement that jurors swear an oath that the mandatory imposition of a death sentence would not interfere with their consideration of factual matters such as guilt or innocence during a trial was unconstitutional.
The surrounding factual issues (involving defendant Randall Dale Adams) were the subject of a partially autobiographical book of the same name, and were featured in the 1988 movie The Thin Blue Line.