Supreme Court of the United States, 1982

Ruffin v. Austin

Ruffin v. Austin
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided March 22, 1982 · Brennan, Marshall
455 U.S. 1038; 102 S. Ct. 1741 (United States Reports)

Ruffin v. Austin

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., Tatnall County;

Sup. Ct. Va.;

Sup. Ct. N. C.; and

Sup. Ct. Ga. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 81-6131, 222 Va. 766, 284 S. E. 2d 816; No. 81-6143, 304 N. C. 201, 283 S. E. 2d 732; No. 81-6151, 248 Ga. 558, 284 S. E. 2d 390.

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