Supreme Court of the United States

Oregon v. Guzek — Scalia, J., concurring

February 22, 2006546 U.S. 517

Summary

Justice Scalia concurred in the judgment, agreeing there was no Eighth Amendment violation but arguing the Court should have rejected all residual-doubt claims rather than relying on state law. He contended sentencing focuses on punishment rather than re-litigating guilt and that history does not support such claims.