Knapp v. Arizona

Feb 27, 1978
No. 77-5653
Versions:435 U.S. 908
98 S. Ct. 1458

Lead Opinion

Sup. Ct. Ariz. Certiorari denied.





Concurrence Opinion

Mr. Justice Blackmun

concurs in the denial of certiorari in this case on the usual understanding that it is without prejudice to petitioner’s seeking relief by habeas corpus.





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 sentence in this case.