Demps v. Florida, 454 U.S. 933

Lead Opinion

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. Tenn.;

Sup. Ct. Ark.; and

Sup. Ct. N. C. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 81-5038, 395 So. 2d 501; No. 81-5169, 396 So. 2d 1113; No. 81-5192, 615 S. W. 2d 126; No. 81-5271, 272 Ark. 340, 617 S. W. 2d 1; No. 81-5336, 303 N. C. 246, 278 S. E. 2d 214.

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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, 227, 231 (1976), we would grant certiorari and vacate the death sentences in these cases.

Case Details

Case Name: Demps v. Florida

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: Oct 13, 1981

Citations: 454 U.S. 933; 102 S. Ct. 431; 70 L. Ed. 2d 239; 50 U.S.L.W. 3279; 1981 U.S. LEXIS 4059; No. 81-5038; No. 81-5169; No. 81-5192; No. 81-5271; No. 81-5336

Docket Number: No. 81-5038; No. 81-5169; No. 81-5192; No. 81-5271; No. 81-5336

Court Abbreviation: U.S.