Supreme Court of the United States, 1980

Dobbert v. Florida

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided June 9, 1980 · Brennan, Marshall

447 U.S. 912; 100 S. Ct. 3000; 64 L. Ed. 2d 862; 1980 U.S. LEXIS 2407 (United States Reports)

Cases that cite this one

1 later published case cites this decision.

Ernest John Dobbert v. Charles G. Strickland, Jr. (11th Cir. 1983)

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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. Fla. Cer-tiorari denied.

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