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Hallman v. FloridaHallman v. Florida

Supreme Court of the United States
Jul 6, 1976
No. 74-6168; No. 74-6377; No. 74-6563; No. 75-5209
Reporters:
Before:
Brennan

Dissenting Opinion

Mr. Justice Brennan,

dissenting.

For the reasons stated in my dissenting opinion in Gregg v. Georgia, ‍‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‍ante, p. 227, the imposition and carrying out of the death penalty in each of these cases constitute cruel and unusual punishment in violation of ‍‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‍the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. I would *912therefore grant certiorari in each of these cases and vacate the judgment in each case insofar as it ‍‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‍leaves undisturbed the death sentence imposed.






Lead Opinion

Sup. Ct. Fla. Certiorari denied.






Dissenting Opinion

MR. Justice Marshall,

dissenting.

Because I consider the death penalty to be a cruel ‍‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‍and unusual punishment forbidden by the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, see Gregg v. Georgia, ante, p. 231 (Marshall, J., dissenting), I would grant certiorari in these cases and ‍‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‍vacate the judgments insofar as they leave undisturbed the sentences of death.

Case Details

Case Name: Hallman v. Florida
Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Date Published: Jul 6, 1976
Citations: 428 U.S. 911; No. 74-6168; No. 74-6377; No. 74-6563; No. 75-5209
Docket Number: No. 74-6168; No. 74-6377; No. 74-6563; No. 75-5209
Court Abbreviation: U.S.
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