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Supreme Court of the United States, 1979

Washington v. Mississippi

Washington v. Mississippi
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided April 16, 1979 · Brennan, Marshall
441 U.S. 916 (United States Reports)

Washington v. Mississippi

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 *917Eighth 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

Sup. Ct. Miss.; and

Sup. Ct. Ga. Certio-rari denied.

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