Lawson v. North Carolina, 485 U.S. 1016

Lawson v. North Carolina

485 U.S. 1016 | SCOTUS | 1988

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 *1017and Fourteenth Amendments, Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U. S. 153, 227, 231 (1976), we would grant the application for stay of execution and the petition for writ of certiorari ánd would vacate the death sentence in this case.

Lead Opinion

Gen. Ct. Justice, Super. Ct. Div., Cabarrus County, N. C. Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to The Chief Justice, and by him referred to the Court, denied. Certiorari denied.