Buford v. Florida

Jan 11, 1982
No. 81-5855
Versions:454 U.S. 1164
102 S. Ct. 1039
71 L. Ed. 2d 320
50 U.S.L.W. 3549
1982 U.S. LEXIS 524

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 *1165Eighth 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.





Lead Opinion

Sup. Ct. Fla. Cer-tiorari denied.