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Jacobs v. AlabamaJacobs v. Alabama

Supreme Court of the United States
Jan 15, 1979
No. 78-5696; No. 78-5759
Reporters:
Before:
Brennan

Lead Opinion

Sup. Ct. Ala.; and

Sup. Ct. Ark. Cer-tiorari ‍​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‍denied. Reported below: No. 78-5696, 361 So. 2d 640; No. 78-5759, 261 Ark. 895, 553 S. W. ‍​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‍2d 259.






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 sentences in these cases.

Case Details

Case Name: Jacobs v. Alabama
Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Date Published: Jan 15, 1979
Citations: 439 U.S. 1122; No. 78-5696; No. 78-5759
Docket Number: No. 78-5696; No. 78-5759
Court Abbreviation: U.S.
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