Holtan v. Nebraska

Supreme Court of the United States
Holtan v. Nebraska, 449 U.S. 891 (1980)
101 S. Ct. 250; 66 L. Ed. 2d 117; 49 U.S.L.W. 3251; 1980 U.S. LEXIS 3432

Holtan v. Nebraska

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Neb.;

Sup. Ct. Tenn.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. Mont.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Ariz.;

Sup. Ct. Mont.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. La.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Utah;

Sup. Ct. Utah;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Super. Ct. Ga., Butts County; and

Sup. Ct. Neb. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 79-6570, 205 Neb. 314, 287 N. W. 2d 671; No. 79-6580, 593 S. W. 2d 267; No. 79-6585, 245 Ga. 583, 266 S. E. 2d 194; No. 79-6636, - Mont. -, 606 P. 2d 1343; No. 79-6706, 245 Ga. 368, 265 S. E. 2d 22; No. 79-6752, 120 Ariz. 158, 584 P. 2d 1149, and *892124 Ariz. 526, 606 P. 2d 16; No. 79-6809, 245 Ga. 68, 263 S. E. 2d 109; No. 79-6826, 379 So. 2d 240; No. 79-6830, 245 Ga. 108, 263 S. E. 2d 146; No. 79-6876, 607 P. 2d 812; No. 79-6887, 607 P. 2d 816; No. 80-5042, 592 S. W. 2d 949; No. 80-5113, 205 Neb. 56, 287 N. W. 2d 18.

Dissenting Opinion

Justice Brennan and 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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Holtan v. Nebraska Houston v. Tennessee Stevens v. Georgia Aldridge v. Florida Fitzpatrick v. Montana Campbell v. Zant, Warden Evans v. Arizona Fitzpatrick v. Sentence Review Division of Supreme Court of Montana Tucker v. Georgia Prejean v. Louisiana McClesky v. Georgia Pierre v. Morris, Warden Andrews v. Morris, Warden English v. Texas Presnell v. Zant, Warden Williams v. Nebraska
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