Thigpen v. Alabama, 444 U.S. 1026

Lead Opinion

Ct. Crim. App. Ala.; and

Sup. Ct. S. C. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 79-5552, 372 So. 2d 385; No. 79-5632, 273 S. C. 194, 255 S. E. 2d 799.

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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: Thigpen v. Alabama

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: Jan 7, 1980

Citations: 444 U.S. 1026; No. 79-5552; No. 79-5632

Docket Number: No. 79-5552; No. 79-5632

Court Abbreviation: U.S.