Meeks v. Florida, 439 U.S. 991

Lead Opinion

Sup. Ct. Fla. ;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.; and

Sup. Ct. Ga. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 76-6882, 339 So. 2d 186; No. 78-5225, 567 S. W. 2d 197; No. 78-5490, 241 Ga. 496, 246 S. E. 2d 642; No. 78-5544, 241 Ga. 596, 247 S. E. 2d 92.

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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 sentences in these cases.

Case Details

Case Name: Meeks v. Florida

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: Nov 27, 1978

Citations: 439 U.S. 991; No. 76-6882; No. 78-5225; No. 78-5490; No. 78-5544

Docket Number: No. 76-6882; No. 78-5225; No. 78-5490; No. 78-5544

Court Abbreviation: U.S.