Supreme Court of the United States, 1978

Hulsey v. Arkansas

Hulsey v. Arkansas
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided October 2, 1978 · Brennan, Marshall
439 U.S. 882 (United States Reports)

Hulsey v. Arkansas

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Ark.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Neb.;

Sup. Ct. Utah;

Sup. Ct. Utah;

Sup. Ct. Utah;

Sup. Ct. Utah; and

Sup. Ct. Utah. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 77-6774, 261 Ark. 449, 549 S. W. 2d 73; No. 77-6691, 351 So. 2d 942; No. 77-6385, 239 Ga. 422, 238 S. E. 2d 12; No. 77-6702, 240 Ga. 352, 240 S. E. 2d 828; No. 77-6744, 240 Ga. 341, 241 S. E. 2d 173; No. 78-5089, 241 Ga. 236, 244 S. E. 2d 849; No. 77-6809, 199 Neb. 656, 261 N. W. 2d 95; No. 77-6563, 573 P. 2d 343; No. 77-6578, 573 P. 2d 343; No. 77-6579, 573 P. 2d 343; No. 77-6583, 572 P. 2d 1338; No. 77-6743, 574 P. 2d 709.

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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