Von Byrd v. Texas

Supreme Court of the United States
Von Byrd v. Texas, 441 U.S. 967 (1979)

Von Byrd v. Texas

Opinion of the Court

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Va.; and

Sup. Ct. Fla. 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 sentences in these cases.

Reference

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Von Byrd v. Texas Berryhill v. Zant, Warden Smith v. Virginia Goode v. Florida
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