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Spenkelink v. WainwrightSpenkelink v. Wainwright

Supreme Court of the United States
Mar 26, 1979
No. 78-6048
Reporters:
,
Before:
Brennan

Lead Opinion

C. A. 5th Cir. Motions of Association of ‍​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‍the Bar of the City of New York and American Baptist Churches in the U. S. ‍​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‍A. et al. for leave to file briefs as amici curiae granted. Certio-rari denied.






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 sentence in this case.

Case Details

Case Name: Spenkelink v. Wainwright
Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Date Published: Mar 26, 1979
Citations: 440 U.S. 976; 99 S. Ct. 1548; No. 78-6048
Docket Number: No. 78-6048
Court Abbreviation: U.S.
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