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Darden v. FloridaDarden v. Florida

Supreme Court of the United States
Apr 19, 1977
76-5382
Reporters:
, , ,
Before:
Brennan

Lead Opinion

Per Curiam.

The writ of certiorari ‍​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‍is dismissed as improvidently granted.






Dissenting Opinion

Mr. Justice Brennan, with whom Mr. ‍​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‍Justice Marshall

joins, dissents and, adhering to his view that capital punishment ‍​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‍is in all circumstances prohibited as cruel and unusual punishment ‍​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‍by the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, would set aside the ‍​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‍death sentence imposed in this case.

Case Details

Case Name: Darden v. Florida
Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Date Published: Apr 19, 1977
Citations: 430 U.S. 704; 97 S. Ct. 1671; 51 L. Ed. 2d 751; 1977 U.S. LEXIS 2187; 76-5382
Docket Number: 76-5382
Court Abbreviation: U.S.
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