Mason v. Sielaff, 472 U.S. 1033

Lead Opinion

C. A. 4th Cir. Application for stay of ‍‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‍execution of sentence of death, presented to The *1034Chief 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: 472 U.S. 1033; 105 S. Ct. 3517; 87 L. Ed. 2d 645; 1985 U.S. LEXIS 2361; No. 84-6960 (A-959)

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

Court Abbreviation: U.S.