Massie v. Sumner

Supreme Court of the United States
Massie v. Sumner, 449 U.S. 1103 (1981)
101 S. Ct. 900

Massie v. Sumner

Opinion of the Court

C. A. 9th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. La.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. La.;

Sup. Ct. La.; and

Sup. Ct. Ga. Certiorari denied. No. 80-5565 Reported below: No. 80-5520, 624 F. 2d 72; 383 So. 2d 369; No. 80-5605, 386 So. 2d 525; No. 80-5672, 246 Ga. 261, 271 S. E. 2d 352; No. 80-5674, 246 Ga. 264, 271 S. E. 2d 173; No. 80-5715, 387 So. 2d 1124 and 389 So. 2d 1335; No. 80-5751, 388 So. 2d 664; No. 80-5778, 246 Ga. 62, 268 S. E. 2d 895.

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

Full Case Name
Massie v. Sumner, Warden Williams v. Louisiana Shriner v. Florida Peek v. Zant, Warden Collins v. Georgia Hamilton v. Georgia Clark v. Louisiana Baldwin v. Louisiana Wilson v. Georgia
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Status
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