Brogdon v. Butler

Jul 29, 1987
No. 87-5193 (A-94)
Reporters:
,
Before:
Brennan

Lead Opinion

C. A. 5th Cir. Application for stay of ‍​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‍execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice White, and by him referred to the Court, denied. ‍​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‍Certiorari denied.





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 of execution and the petition for writ of certiorari ‍​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‍and would vacate the death sentence in this case.