Thomas v. Georgia

Supreme Court of the United States
Thomas v. Georgia, 452 U.S. 973 (1981)
101 S. Ct. 3127

Thomas v. Georgia

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Ga.; and

Sup. Ct. Ark. Cer-tiorari denied. Reported below: No. 80-6604, 247 Ga. 233, 275 S. E. 2d 318; No. 80-6623, 271 Ark. 825, 611 S. W. 2d 182.

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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Full Case Name
Thomas v. Georgia Collins v. Arkansas
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Published