Spenkelink v. Wainwright

Supreme Court of the United States
Spenkelink v. Wainwright, 440 U.S. 976 (1979)
99 S. Ct. 1548

Spenkelink v. Wainwright

Opinion of the Court

C. A. 5th Cir. Motions of Association of the Bar of the City of New York and American Baptist Churches in the U. S. A. et al. for leave to file briefs as amici curiae granted. 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.

Reference

Full Case Name
Spenkelink v. Wainwright, Secretary, Department of Offender Rehabilitation of Florida
Cited By
12 cases
Status
Published