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Gibson v. FloridaGibson v. Florida

Supreme Court of the United States
Apr 24, 1978
No. 77-6288
Reporters:
,
Before:
Brennan

Lead Opinion

Sup. Ct. Fla. Certiorari denied.






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 sentence in this case.

Case Details

Case Name: Gibson v. Florida
Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Date Published: Apr 24, 1978
Citations: 435 U.S. 1004; 98 S. Ct. 1660; No. 77-6288
Docket Number: No. 77-6288
Court Abbreviation: U.S.
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