Austin v. Tennessee

Supreme Court of the United States
Austin v. Tennessee, 454 U.S. 1128 (1981)
102 S. Ct. 981

Austin v. Tennessee

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Tenn.; and

Sup. Ct. Va. Certio-rari denied. Reported below: No. 81-598, 618 S. W. 2d 738; No. 81-5390, 221 Va. cxliii.

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
Austin v. Tennessee Smith v. Morris
Status
Published