Bowden v. Georgia

Supreme Court of the United States March 20, 1978

Bowden v. Georgia, 435 U.S. 937 (1978)

98 S. Ct. 1513

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 punishmént 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

Sup.. Ct. Ga. Certiorari denied.

Reference

Full Case Name: Bowden v. Georgia and Mitchell v. Hopper, Warden
Status: Published