Adams v. Wainwright, 475 U.S. 1103

Lead Opinion

Sup. Ct. Fla. Application for stay of execution of ‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‍sentence of death, presented to Justice Powell, and by him referred to the Court, denied. Stay of execution ‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‍heretofore granted {ante, pp. 1062 and 1092] is vacated. Certiorari denied.

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Dissenting Opinion

Justice Brennan and Justice Marshall,

dissenting.

Adhering to our views that the ‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‍death penalty is in all circumstances cruel and unusual punishment prohibited by the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U. ‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‍S. 153, 227, 231 (1976), we would grant the application for stay and the petition for writ of ‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‍certiorari and would vacate the death sentence in this case.

Case Details

Case Name: Adams v. Wainwright

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: Mar 31, 1986

Citations: 475 U.S. 1103; 106 S. Ct. 1505; 89 L. Ed. 2d 906; 54 U.S.L.W. 3648; 1986 U.S. LEXIS 1071; No. 85-6448 (A-653)

Docket Number: No. 85-6448 (A-653)

Court Abbreviation: U.S.