Hulsey v. Arkansas

Supreme Court of the United States
Hulsey v. Arkansas, 449 U.S. 938 (1980)
101 S. Ct. 337

Hulsey v. Arkansas

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.

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Ark.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.; and

Sup. Ct. Ariz. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 80-5204, 268 Ark. 312, 595 S. W. 2d 934; No. 80-5215, 245 Ga. 426, 265 S. E. 2d 565, and 245 Ga. 882, 268 S. E. 2d 349; No. 80-5228, 125 Ariz. 233, 609 P. 2d 48.

Reference

Full Case Name
Hulsey v. Arkansas Dampier v. Georgia Mata v. Arizona
Status
Published