Chaney v. Oklahoma

Supreme Court of the United States April 5, 1982

Chaney v. Oklahoma, 456 U.S. 919 (1982)

72 L. Ed. 2d 180; 102 S. Ct. 1778; 50 U.S.L.W. 3802; 1982 U.S. LEXIS 1666

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

Ct. Crim. App. Okla.; and

Sup. Ct. Ga. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 81-6224, 248 Ga. 616, 284 S. E. 2d 422.

Reference

Full Case Name: Chaney v. Oklahoma Godfrey v. Georgia
Cited By: 13 cases
Status: Published