Supreme Court of the United States, 1978

Hoy v. Florida

Hoy v. Florida
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided October 16, 1978 · Brennan, Marshall
439 U.S. 920; 99 S. Ct. 293 (United States Reports)

Hoy v. Florida

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Fla. 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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