Cape v. Francis, No. 84-6962; No. 84-6975; No. 85-5171

No. 84-6962; No. 84-6975; No. 85-5171 | SCOTUS | Oct 15, 1985

Lead Opinion

C. A. 11th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.; and

Sup. Ct. La. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 84-6962, 741 F.2d 1287" date_filed="1984-08-31" court="11th Cir." case_name="Garnett William Cape v. Robert Francis, Warden">741 F. 2d 1287; No. 84-6975, 254 Ga. 206" date_filed="1985-02-28" court="Ga." case_name="Alderman v. State">254 Ga. 206, 327 S. E. 2d 168; No. 85-5171, 467 So. 2d 503" date_filed="1985-05-08" court="La." case_name="State v. Wilson">467 So. 2d 503.

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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" date_filed="1976-07-22" court="SCOTUS" case_name="Gregg v. Georgia">428 U. S. 153, 227, 231 (1976), we would grant certiorari and vacate the death sentences in these cases.