Tison v. Arizona

Supreme Court of the United States
Tison v. Arizona, 459 U.S. 882 (1982)
103 S. Ct. 180; 74 L. Ed. 2d 148; 51 U.S.L.W. 3258; 1982 U.S. LEXIS 3755

Tison v. Arizona

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

Sup. Ct. Ariz.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. Ark.;

Super. Ct. Ga., Butts County;

Sup. Ct. Va.;

Sup. Ct. Ark.;

C. A. 11th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Super. Ct. Ga., Butts County;

Sup. Ct. Tenn.;

Super. Ct. Ga., Butts County;

Sup. Ct. Va.;

Sup. Ct. Ark.;

Sup. Ct. Ariz.;

C. A. 9th Cir.; and

Sup. Ct. Fla. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 81-5634, 129 Ariz. 526, 633 P. 2d 335 (first case), 129 Ariz. 546, 633 P. 2d 355 (second case); No. 81-6536, 626 S. W. 2d 758; No. 81-6711, 275 Ark. 71, 628 S. W. 2d 284; No. 81-6861, 223 Va. 66, 286 S. E. 2d 162; No. 81-6976, 275 Ark. 410, 630 S. W. 2d 44; No. 81-6978, 660 F. 2d 573, 671 F. 2d 858, and 677 F. 2d 20; No. 82-5001, 249 Ga. 228, 290 S. E. 2d 43; No. 82-5020, 412 So. *8832d 850; No. 82-5088, 632 S. W. 2d 542; No. 82-5170, 131 Ariz. 598, 643 P. 2d 694; No. 82-5188, 413 So. 2d 1.

Reference

Full Case Name
Tison v. Arizona (two cases) Autry v. Texas Hill v. Arkansas Cape v. Zant, Superintendent, Georgia Diagnostic Classification Center Whitley v. Virginia Ruiz v. Arkansas Smith v. Balkcom, Warden, Georgia State Prison Smith v. Georgia Adams v. Florida Messer v. Zant, Warden Johnson v. Tennessee Brooks v. Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center Mason v. Morris Singleton v. Arkansas Blazak v. Arizona Evans v. MacDougall, Director of Arizona Department of Corrections Breedlove v. Florida
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