Supreme Court of the United States, 1980

Otey v. Nebraska

Otey v. Nebraska
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided June 2, 1980 · Brennan, Marshall
446 U.S. 988 (United States Reports)

Otey v. Nebraska

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Neb.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. Miss.; and

Sup. Ct. Ga. Certio-rari denied. Reported below: No. 79-1438, 205 Neb. 90, 287 N. W. 2d 36; No. 79-5921, 244 Ga. 466, 260 S. E. 2d 876; No. 79-6194, 591 S. W. 2d 464; No. 79-6250, 375 So. 2d 994; No. 79-6422, 245 Ga. 458, 265 S. E. 2d 796.

Dissenting Opinion

Mr. Justice Brennan and Mr. Justice Marshall,

dissenting.

Adhering to our view 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.

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