Goodwin v. Hopper

Supreme Court of the United States June 18, 1979

Goodwin v. Hopper, 442 U.S. 947 (1979)

99 S. Ct. 2896

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. Ga. Certiorari denied.

Reference

Full Case Name: Goodwin v. Hopper, Warden
Status: Published