Supreme Court of the United States, 1978

Spivey v. Georgia

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided December 4, 1978 · Brennan, Marshall

439 U.S. 1039; 99 S. Ct. 642 (United States Reports)

Cases that cite this one

5 later published cases cite this decision.

Spivey v. Turpin (11th Cir. 2000)
David Peek v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center (11th Cir. 1986)
Spivey v. Turpin (11th Cir. 2000)
Zant v. Gaddis (Ga. 1981)
Chenault v. Stynchcombe (Ga. 1979)

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Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Ga. Certio-rari 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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