Supreme Court of the United States, 1978

Ross v. Hopper

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided May 1, 1978 · Brennan, Marshall

435 U.S. 1018; 98 S. Ct. 1890 (United States Reports)

Cases that cite this one

6 later published cases cite this decision.

Willie X. Ross v. Ralph Kemp (11th Cir. 1985)
Willie X. Ross v. Ralph Kemp (11th Cir. 1986)
Spranger v. State (Ind. 1986)
Spencer v. Hopper (Ga. 1979)
Willie X. Ross v. Joe S. Hopper (11th Cir. 1983)
Mitchell v. Hopper (United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia 1982)

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Opinion of the Court

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 sentence in this case.

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