...purpose of retribution. As ORDERS 961 949 REHNQUIST, J., dissenting the opinion in Gregg stated, " '[w]hen people begin to believe that organized society...punishment they "deserve" then there are sown the seeds of anarchy—of self-help, vigilante justice, and lynch law.' " Id., at 183, quoting Furman v. Georgia,...

...agree that retribution is a constitutionally impermissible ingredient in the imposition of punishment. The instinct for retribution is part of the nature...punishment they deserve, then there are sown the seeds of anarchy—of self-help, vigilante justice, and lynch law. This is particularly interesting because...

...opinion today when he concludes that expression of man's retributive instincts in the sentencing process "serves an important purpose in promoting the stability of a society governed by law." Ante, at 308. The view, moreover, is not without respectable support in the jurisprudential literature...

...that retribution is a constitutionally impermissible ingredient in the imposition of punishment. The instinct in the administration of criminal justice...promoting the stability of a society governed by law. *> It is appropriate to note at this point that the Judlac concept of an "eye for an eye" was not....

...citizens to rely on legal processes rather than self-help to vindicate their wrongs. "The instinct lor retribution is part of the nature of man. and channeling...criminal offenders the punishment they 'deserve,' then are sown the seeds of anarchy — of selfhelp, vigilante justice, and lynch law . . . Retribution is...

...STEVENS offer the following explanation of the retributive justification for capital punishment: " 'The instinct for retribution is part of the nature...purpose in promoting the stability of a society governed mitting another crime. Surely life imprisonment and, if necessary, solitary confinement, would fully...

...ancient roots, even if the rationale is modern. The Court in Gregg approvingly cites Funnan v. Georgia?* The instinct for retribution is part of the nature...administration of criminal justice serves an important purpose. . . . When people begin to believe that organized society is unwilling or unable to impose upon criminal...

...As Justice Potter Stewart noted in Furman v. Georgia (1972): "The instinct for retribution is pert of the nature of man, and channeling that instinct In the administration of criminal jastice serves en important purpose in promoting the stability of a society governed by law. When people...

...however, plainly rejected the argument that retribution was a constitutionally impermissible purpose: "When people begin to believe that organized society is unwilling or unable to impose upon The central flaw, in the opinion of all three Justices, was that the statutes in issue left the decision...

...1984). As Justice Stewart put it in his concurring opinion in Furman v. Georgia, 408 US 238 (1972): "The instinct for retribution is part of the nature of man and channelling that instinct in the administration of criminal justice serves an important purpose in...