Berry v. Louisiana, 451 U.S. 1010

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 certiorari and vacate the death sentence in this case.

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Lead Opinion

Sup. Ct. La. Cer-tiorari denied.

Justice Stewart would grant certiorari.

Case Details

Case Name: Berry v. Louisiana

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: May 18, 1981

Citations: 451 U.S. 1010; 101 S. Ct. 2347; 68 L. Ed. 2d 863; 49 U.S.L.W. 3864; 1981 U.S. LEXIS 2179; No. 80-6256

Docket Number: No. 80-6256

Court Abbreviation: U.S.