Hill v. Florida, 460 U.S. 1017

Lead Opinion

Sup. Ct. Fla.; Ct. Crira. App. Ala.; ‍​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‍and Sup. Ct. Mo. Cer-tiorari denied. Reported below: No. 82-5977, 422 So. 2d 816; No. 82-5987, 419 ‍​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‍So. 2d 289; No. 82-5989, 638 S. W. 2d 715.

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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: Hill v. Florida

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: Feb 28, 1983

Citations: 460 U.S. 1017; 103 S. Ct. 1262; 75 L. Ed. 2d 488; 51 U.S.L.W. 3634; 1983 U.S. LEXIS 3741; No. 82-5977; No. 82-5987; No. 82-5989

Docket Number: No. 82-5977; No. 82-5987; No. 82-5989

Court Abbreviation: U.S.