Stafford v. Oklahoma, 81 L. Ed. 2d 359

Ct. Crim. App. Okla. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and certiorari granted. Judgment vacated and case remanded for further consideration in light of Strickland v. Washington, 466 U. S. 668 (1984).

Justice Brennan and Justice Marshall:

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: Stafford v. Oklahoma

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: May 29, 1984

Citations: 81 L. Ed. 2d 359; 104 S. Ct. 2651; 467 U.S. 1212; 1984 U.S. LEXIS 2355; 52 U.S.L.W. 3860; No. 83-5636

Docket Number: No. 83-5636

Court Abbreviation: U.S.