Otey v. Nebraska

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

Sup. Ct. Neb.; and

Sup. Ct. N. C. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 82-5308, 212 Neb. 103, 321 N. W. 2d 453; No. 82-5542, 306 N. C. 151, 293 S. E. 2d 569.

Case Details

Case Name: Otey v. Nebraska

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: Dec 6, 1982

Citation: 459 U.S. 1080

Docket Number: No. 82-5308; No. 82-5542

Court Abbreviation: SCOTUS