Clark v. Virginia, 444 U.S. 1049

Lead Opinion

Sup. Ct. Va.; and

Sup. Ct. Ariz. Cer-tiorari denied. Reported below: No. 79-5704, 219 Va. 237, 257 S. E. 2d 784; No. 79-5722, 123 Ariz. 335, 599 P. 2d 788.

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Dissenting Opinion

Mr. Justice Brennan and Mr. 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 sentences in these cases.

Case Details

Case Name: Clark v. Virginia

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: Jan 21, 1980

Citations: 444 U.S. 1049; No. 79-5704; No. 79-5722

Docket Number: No. 79-5704; No. 79-5722

Court Abbreviation: U.S.