Rutledge v. Florida

Apr 21, 1980
No. 79-6148; No. 79-6175; No. 79-6241
Reporters:
Before:
Brennan

Lead Opinion

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.; and

Sup. Ct. ‍​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‍Ga. Certio-rari denied. Reported below: No. 79-6148, 374 So. 2d 975; No. 79-6175, 374 So. 2d 944; No. ‍​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‍79-6241, 245 Ga. 208, 264 S. E. 2d 18.





Dissenting Opinion

Mr. Justice Brennan and Mr. 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.