A concurring opinion by Powell noted the Eighth Amendment may have allowed the defendant to assert his rights against Georgia's willingness to hand down a 20-year sentence for a single consensual act.
The dissent by Blackmun focused on the insincerity of the majority's argument that these limits have existed "since the time of Henry IV" and goes on to dispute the plaintiff's invocation of Leviticus and Romans. A concurring opinion by Powell noted the Eighth Amendment may have allowed the defendant to assert his rights against Georgia's willingness to hand down a 20-year sentence for a single consensual act. For 10 points, identify this 1986 Supreme Court Case since overturned by Lawrence v. Texas that saw Byron White write the prevailing 5-4 opinion asserting that gay couples do not have a right to privacy.
The dissent by Blackmun focused on the insincerity of the majority's argument that these limits have existed "since the time of Henry IV" and goes on to dispute the plaintiff's invocation of Leviticus and Romans.
{Bowers v. Hardwick}