Lowenfield v. Phelps, No. 86-6867 (U.S. Supreme Court) (484 U.S. 231; 108 S.Ct. 546) (January 13, 1988) (Justice Rehnquist)
Here the Court summarized the Eighth Amendment's "narrowing requirement," which holds that a state sentencing scheme must "genuinely narrow the class of persons eligible for the death penalty".
Here the Court rejected the petitioner's contention that his death penalty had been imposed in violation of the Eighth Amendment's "narrowing requirement." ...
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