Arango v. Florida

Supreme Court of the United States June 21, 1982

Arango v. Florida, 457 U.S. 1140 (1982)

73 L. Ed. 2d 1360; 102 S. Ct. 2973; 50 U.S.L.W. 3998; 1982 U.S. LEXIS 2756

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Fla.; and

Sup. Ct. Ga. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 81-6570, 411 So. 2d 172; No. 81-6598, 249 Ga. 80, 287 S. E. 2d 531.

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.

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Full Case Name: Arango v. Florida Krier v. Georgia
Cited By: 1 case
Status: Published