Supreme Court of the United States, 1977

House v. Stynchcombe

House v. Stynchcombe
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided November 28, 1977 · Brennan, Marshall
434 U.S. 975 (United States Reports)

House v. Stynchcombe

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Ariz.; and

Sup. Ct. Ga. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 77-5439, 239 Ga. 222, 236 S. E. 2d 353; No. 77-5450, 115 Ariz. 413, 565 P. 2d 1274; No. 77-5482, 239 Ga. 138, 236 S. E. 2d 486.

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.

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