Mulligan v. Zant

Supreme Court of the United States November 16, 1981

Mulligan v. Zant, 454 U.S. 1068 (1981)

102 S. Ct. 618; 70 L. Ed. 2d 603; 50 U.S.L.W. 3403; 1981 U.S. LEXIS 4598

Brennan, Marshall

Opinion of the Court

Super. Ct. Ga., Butts County; and

Sup. Ct. Ark. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 81-5483, 273 Ark. 235, 617 S. W. 2d 861.

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 *1069Eighth 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: Mulligan v. Zant, Superintendent, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center Woodard v. Arkansas
Cited By: 5 cases
Status: Published