Certiorari denied.
JUSTICE BREYER, dissenting.
Petitioner in this case has spent more than 23 years in prison under sentence of death. His claim—that the Constitution forbids his execution after a delay of this length—is a serious one.
The Eighth Amendment forbids punishments that are "cruel" and "unusual." Twenty-three years under sentence of death is unusual—whether one takes as a measuring rod current practice or the practice...
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