Reeves v. Nebraska, 469 U.S. 1028

Lead Opinion

Sup. Ct. Neb.; and

C. A. 5th Cir. ‍​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‍Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 84-5271, 216 Neb. 206, 344 N. W. 2d 433; No. 84-5370, 711 ‍​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‍F. 2d 1273 and 739 F. 2d 184.

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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 sentences in these cases.

Case Details

Case Name: Reeves v. Nebraska

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: Nov 13, 1984

Citations: 469 U.S. 1028; 105 S. Ct. 447; 83 L. Ed. 2d 373; 53 U.S.L.W. 3366; 1984 U.S. LEXIS 4426; No. 84-5271; No. 84-5370

Docket Number: No. 84-5271; No. 84-5370

Court Abbreviation: U.S.