Chambers v. Texas

Supreme Court of the United States
Chambers v. Texas, 440 U.S. 928 (1979)

Chambers v. Texas

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.

Opinion of the Court

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.; and

Sup. Ct. Ga. Certi-orari denied. Reported below: No. 78-517, 568 S. W. 2d 313; No. 78-5901, 241 Ga. 583, 247 S. E. 2d 57.

Reference

Full Case Name
Chambers v. Texas Drake v. Georgia
Status
Published