Elledge v. Florida, 459 U.S. 981

Lead Opinion

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.; ‍​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‍and

Super. Ct. Ga., Butts County. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 81-6813, 408 So. 2d 1021; No. 82-5317, 249 ‍​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‍Ga. 442, 291 S. E. 2d 685; No. 82-5348, 413 So. 2d 1173.

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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: Elledge v. Florida

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: Nov 1, 1982

Citations: 459 U.S. 981; 103 S. Ct. 317; 74 L. Ed. 2d 294; 51 U.S.L.W. 3340; 1982 U.S. LEXIS 4196; No. 81-6813; No. 82-5317; No. 82-5348; No. 82-5373

Docket Number: No. 81-6813; No. 82-5317; No. 82-5348; No. 82-5373

Court Abbreviation: U.S.