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Jackson v. FloridaJackson v. Florida

Supreme Court of the United States
Jan 8, 1979
No. 78-5533; No. 78-5763
Reporters:
Before:
Brennan

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 *1103Eighth 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.






Lead Opinion

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

Sup. Ct. Ga. Cer-tiorari denied. Reported below: No. 78-5533, 359 So. 2d 1190; No. ‍​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‍78-5763, 242 Ga. 151, 249 S. E. 2d 524.

Case Details

Case Name: Jackson v. Florida
Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Date Published: Jan 8, 1979
Citations: 439 U.S. 1102; No. 78-5533; No. 78-5763
Docket Number: No. 78-5533; No. 78-5763
Court Abbreviation: U.S.
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