Mitchell v. Texas

464 U.S. 1073 | SCOTUS | 1984

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 sentences in these cases.

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Lead Opinion

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.; Sup. Ct. Fla.; and Ct. Crim. App. Okla. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 83-5387, 650 S. W. 2d 801; No. 83-5737, 437 So. 2d 1070; No. 83-5776, 668 P. 2d 1126.

Case Details

Case Name: Mitchell v. Texas

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: Jan 16, 1984

Citation: 464 U.S. 1073

Docket Number: No. 83-5387; No. 83-5737; No. 83-5776

Court Abbreviation: SCOTUS