Mercer v. Missouri, 454 U.S. 933

Lead Opinion

Sup. Ct. Mo. Motion of ACLU ‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍of Western Missouri for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae granted. Certiorari 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 certiorari and ‍‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍vacate the death sentence in this case.

Case Details

Case Name: Mercer v. Missouri

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: Oct 13, 1981

Citations: 454 U.S. 933; 102 S. Ct. 432; 70 L. Ed. 2d 240; 50 U.S.L.W. 3279; 1981 U.S. LEXIS 4060; No. 81-5189

Docket Number: No. 81-5189

Court Abbreviation: U.S.