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446 U.S. 913
U.S.
1980

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.

Case Details

Case Name: Rutledge v. Florida
Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Date Published: Apr 21, 1980
Citations: 446 U.S. 913; No. 79-6148; No. 79-6175; No. 79-6241
Docket Number: No. 79-6148; No. 79-6175; No. 79-6241
Court Abbreviation: U.S.
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