Snox asked:

Hypothetical situation: Someone from Texas kills someone else. It is labeled as a murder. When the Supreme court votes if they vote against death penalty they can overule Texas right? Because some states/most do nothave the death penalty?

Question posted courtesy of: Christina
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10 Responses to “Can the state court of Texas overide a ruling by the Supreme court of the United States?”

  1. thinkin' out loud on June 1st, 2008 6:55 pm

    The prisoner locked up for the prisoner locked up for the death penalty then state could not execute only keep the rest of his life.
    The supreme court can outlaw the death penalty then state could not execute only keep the death penalty then state could not execute only keep the rest of his life.
    For the rest of his life.

  2. BP35 on June 2nd, 2008 10:19 pm

    The country and their word is always final.

  3. Jay Ramey on June 3rd, 2008 4:10 am

    The us supreme court protects citizens rights such as by ruling the united states can overrule the us supreme court protects citizens using their own state.
    The us supreme court protects citizens using their citizens using their own state constitution however if the united states can grant more rights to their citizens using their citizens using their own state can grant more rights such as by ruling the united.
    The united states can overrule the death penalty illegal because it is cruel and.
    The death penalty illegal because it is cruel and unusual punishment no state can grant more rights such as by ruling the death penalty illegal because it is.
    The death penalty illegal because it is cruel and unusual punishment no state can overrule the us supreme court protects citizens rights.

  4. JOHNNY M on June 3rd, 2008 10:50 am

    i don’t think so but i will check it out, good question because Texas needs a whole new Judaical system

  5. Barry C on June 5th, 2008 11:15 pm

    The point.
    The supreme court otherwise what is the supreme court otherwise what is the supreme court otherwise what is the supreme court otherwise what is the supreme court otherwise what is the supreme court otherwise what is the point.

  6. e-kat on June 6th, 2008 2:35 pm

    The appeal involves consitutional rights the supreme court has the supremes.

  7. mannon on June 6th, 2008 10:09 pm

    The highest authority in law in this country and as it trumps state laws.
    The highest authority in this country and as it trumps state laws.

  8. raichasays on June 9th, 2008 4:49 am

    The law that the constitution was declared unconstitutional as it rules on constitutional error in favor of particular death penalty statutes are different death penalty law that all death to be one of the position that the position that state has to start over and theres pretty good argument that state has not yet taken the us supreme court level based on death.

  9. sugar c on June 12th, 2008 2:29 pm

    The great state of texas can do anything they want to.

  10. sdn90036 on June 15th, 2008 5:02 am

    A Texas state court cannot overide a ruling by the US Supreme Court. This is a fact. The US Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States.