Satterwhite v. Texas, 486 U.S. 249 (1988)

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Satterwhite v. Texas, 486 U.S. 249 (1988)

JUSTICE BLACKMUN, concurring in part and concurring in the judgment.

I join Part II of JUSTICE MARSHALL’S concurring opinion because I agree that harmless error analysis is inappropriate where the error is a Sixth Amendment violation under Estelle v. Smith, 451 U.S. 454 (1981), which results in the erroneous admission of psychiatric testimony in a capital sentencing proceeding. The situation is particularly acute where, under a system such as that of Texas, the jury must answer the very question that the psychiatrist purports to answer. I am fortified in this conclusion by my continuing concern -- wholly apart from the testimony of the ubiquitous Doctor Grigson in Texas capital cases -- about the reliability of psychiatric testimony as to a defendant’s future dangerousness (wrong two times out of three). See Barefoot v. Estelle, 463 U.S. 880, 916 (1983) (dissenting opinion).

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Chicago: Blackmun, "Blackmun, J., Concurring," Satterwhite v. Texas, 486 U.S. 249 (1988) in 486 U.S. 249 486 U.S. 268. Original Sources, accessed March 29, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GZ3AUW8XABDUUTY.

MLA: Blackmun. "Blackmun, J., Concurring." Satterwhite v. Texas, 486 U.S. 249 (1988), in 486 U.S. 249, page 486 U.S. 268. Original Sources. 29 Mar. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GZ3AUW8XABDUUTY.

Harvard: Blackmun, 'Blackmun, J., Concurring' in Satterwhite v. Texas, 486 U.S. 249 (1988). cited in 1988, 486 U.S. 249, pp.486 U.S. 268. Original Sources, retrieved 29 March 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GZ3AUW8XABDUUTY.