Supreme Court of the United States, 1979

Goodwin v. Hopper

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided June 18, 1979 · Brennan, Marshall

442 U.S. 947; 99 S. Ct. 2896 (United States Reports)

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.

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