Ford v. Florida

Supreme Court of the United States
Ford v. Florida, 445 U.S. 972 (1980)
100 S. Ct. 1666; 64 L. Ed. 2d 249; 1980 U.S. LEXIS 1517

Ford v. Florida

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. Va.; and

Sup. Ct. Ga. Certio-rari denied. Reported below: No. 79-6111, 374 So. 2d 496; No. 79-6116, 374 So. 2d 508; No. 79-6168, 220 Va. 260, 257 S. E. 2d 808; No. 79-6187, 244 Ga. 721, 261 S. E. 2d 635.

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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