Supreme Court of the United States, 1979

Evans v. Alabama

Evans v. Alabama
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided February 21, 1979 · Brennan, Marshall
440 U.S. 930; 99 S. Ct. 1267 (United States Reports)

Evans v. Alabama

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.

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Ala. Motion of petitioner to withdraw petition and certiorari denied.

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.