Supreme Court of the United States, 1979

Voyles v. Mississippi

Voyles v. Mississippi
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided May 14, 1979 · Brennan, Marshall
441 U.S. 956 (United States Reports)

Voyles 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 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

Sup. Ct. Miss.; and

Sup. Ct. Fla. Cer-tiorari denied.

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