LeDuc v. Florida

Supreme Court of the United States
LeDuc v. Florida, 444 U.S. 885 (1979)

LeDuc v. Florida

Opinion of the Court

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Sup. Ct. Fla. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 78-6567, 365 So. 2d 149; No. 78-6577, 365 So. 2d 1198; No. 78-6637, see 328 So. 2d 430; No. 78-6650, 576 S. W. 2d 51; No. 78-6695, 243 Ga. 131, 252 S. E. 2d 625; No. 78-6740, 365 So. 2d 704; No. 78-6897, 243 Ga. 120, 252 S. E. 2d 609; No. 79-5059, 366 So. 2d 752; No. 79-5075, 366 So. 2d 745; No. 79-5115, 243 Ga. 532, 255 S. E. 2d 1; No. 79-5143, 243 Ga. 185, 253 S. E. 2d 70; No. 79-5169, 369 So. 2d 928.

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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