Russell v. Texas, 465 U.S. 1073

Russell v. Texas

465 U.S. 1073 | SCOTUS | 1984

Lead Opinion

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. N. M.;

Sup. Ct. Tenn.;

*1074No. 83-6020. No. 83-6043. No. 83-6148. Smith v. Arizona. Engle v. Florida. Teffeteller v. Florida.

Sup. Ct. Ariz.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.; and

Sup. Ct. Fla. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 83-5799, 655 S. W. 2d 711; No. 83-5943, 100 N. M. 392, 671 P. 2d 640; No. 83-6016, 657 S. W. 2d 405; No. 83-6020, 138 Ariz. 79, 673 P. 2d 17; No. 83-6043, 438 So. 2d 803; No. 83-6148, 439 So. 2d 840.

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.