Thomas v. Georgia

May 15, 1978
No. 77-6378; No. 77-6424
Reporters:
Before:
Brennan

Lead Opinion

Sup. Ct. Ga. Certiorari 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 sentences in these cases.