Supreme Court of the United States, 1981

Clark v. Florida

Clark v. Florida
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided February 23, 1981 · Brennan, Marshall
450 U.S. 936 (United States Reports)

Clark v. Florida

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.; and

Sup. Ct. Ga. Certio-rari denied. Reported below: No. 79-6309, 379 So. 2d 97; No. 80-5856, 246 Ga. 259, 272 S. E. 2d 61; No. 80-5986, 246 Ga. 598, 272 S. E. 2d 475.

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.

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