Pickens v. Arkansas

Supreme Court of the United States
Pickens v. Arkansas, 435 U.S. 909 (1978)
98 S. Ct. 1459

Pickens v. Arkansas

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 sentence in this case.

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Ark. Certiorari denied.

Reference

Full Case Name
Pickens, aka Coakley v. Arkansas
Cited By
1 case
Status
Published