Mason v. Sielaff, 1985 U.S. LEXIS 2361

Lead Opinion

C. A. 4th Cir. Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to The Chief Justice, and by him referred to the Court, denied. Cer-tiorari denied.

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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 the application for stay and the petition for writ of certiorari and would vacate the death sentence in this case.

Case Details

Case Name: Mason v. Sielaff

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: Jun 25, 1985

Citations: 1985 U.S. LEXIS 2361; 87 L. Ed. 2d 645; 472 U.S. 1033; 105 S. Ct. 3517; No. 84-6960 (A-959)

Docket Number: No. 84-6960 (A-959)

Court Abbreviation: U.S.