Knapp v. Cardwell, 459 U.S. 1055

Lead Opinion

C. A. 9th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. Tenn.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.; and

Sup. Ct. Fla. Certio-rari denied. Reported below: No. 82-530, 667 F. 2d 1253; No. 82-5319, 635 S. W. 2d 498; No. 82-5519, 415 So. 2d 6; No. 82-5534, 415 So. 2d 719.

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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: Knapp v. Cardwell

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: Nov 29, 1982

Citations: 459 U.S. 1055; 103 S. Ct. 473; 74 L. Ed. 2d 621; 51 U.S.L.W. 3420; 1982 U.S. LEXIS 4581; No. 82-530; No. 82-5319; No. 82-5519; No. 82-5534

Docket Number: No. 82-530; No. 82-5319; No. 82-5519; No. 82-5534

Court Abbreviation: U.S.