King v. Texas

Supreme Court of the United States
King v. Texas, 434 U.S. 1088 (1978)

King v. Texas

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.

Opinion of the Court

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.; and

Sup. Ct. Ga. Certio-rari denied. Reported below: No. 77-5687, 553 S. W. 2d 105; No. 77-5715, 556 S. W. 2d 287; No. 77-5921, 239 Ga. 238, 236 S. E. 2d 594.

Reference

Full Case Name
King v. Texas Freeman v. Texas Gaddis v. Georgia
Status
Published