Buford v. Florida, 454 U.S. 1164

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. Fla. Cer-tiorari denied.

Case Details

Case Name: Buford v. Florida

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: Jan 11, 1982

Citations: 454 U.S. 1164; 102 S. Ct. 1039; 71 L. Ed. 2d 320; 50 U.S.L.W. 3549; 1982 U.S. LEXIS 524; No. 81-5855

Docket Number: No. 81-5855

Court Abbreviation: U.S.