Hill v. Florida, 464 U.S. 977

Hill v. Florida

464 U.S. 977 | SCOTUS | 1983

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 *978and Fourteenth Amendments, Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U. S. 153, 227, 231 (1976), we would grant certiorari and vacate the death sentences in these cases.

Lead Opinion

Sup. Ct. Miss.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Va.; and

Sup. Ct. Fla. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 83-5153, 432 So. 2d 427; No. 83-5389, 251 Ga. 255, 304 S. E. 2d 882; No. 83-5406, 225 Va. 423, 304 S. E. 2d 271; No. 83-5567, 429 So. 2d 301.