Baker v. Zant

Supreme Court of the United States June 28, 1982

Baker v. Zant, 458 U.S. 1115 (1982)

102 S. Ct. 3498; 73 L. Ed. 2d 1377; 50 U.S.L.W. 3998; 1982 U.S. LEXIS 2862

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 sentence in this case.

Opinion of the Court

Super. Ct. Ga., Butts County. Certiorari denied.

Reference

Full Case Name: Daniel Joseph Baker v. Walter D. Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center
Cited By: 2 cases
Status: Published