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Spivey v. GeorgiaSpivey v. Georgia

Supreme Court of the United States
Jan 7, 1985
No. 84-5545; No. 84-5689; No. 84-5808
Reporters:
,
Before:
Brennan

Lead Opinion

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Ind.; and

Sup. Ct. ‍​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‍Ala. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 84-5545, 253 Ga. 187, 319 S. E. 2d 420; No. 84-5689, 465 ‍​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‍N. E. 2d 171; No. 84-5808, 455 So. 2d 984.






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: Spivey v. Georgia
Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Date Published: Jan 7, 1985
Citations: 469 U.S. 1132; 105 S. Ct. 816; No. 84-5545; No. 84-5689; No. 84-5808
Docket Number: No. 84-5545; No. 84-5689; No. 84-5808
Court Abbreviation: U.S.
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