McCleskey v. Zant

Supreme Court of the United States
McCleskey v. Zant, 454 U.S. 1093 (1981)
102 S. Ct. 659

McCleskey v. Zant

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

Super. Ct. Ga., Butts County; and

Sup. Ct. Ark. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 81-5523, 273 Ark. 94, 617 S. W. 2d 6.

Reference

Full Case Name
McCleskey v. Zant, Superintendent, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center Ruiz v. Arkansas
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