Strickland v. Zant

Supreme Court of the United States October 18, 1982

Strickland v. Zant, 459 U.S. 960 (1982)

103 S. Ct. 274; 51 U.S.L.W. 3304; 74 L. Ed. 2d 213; 1982 U.S. LEXIS 4049

Brennan, Marshall

Opinion of the Court

Super. Ct. Ga., Butts County; and

Sup. Ct. Fla. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 82-5305, 413 So. 2d 741.

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 *961Eighth 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.

Reference

Full Case Name: Strickland v. Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center Hitchcock v. Florida
Cited By: 67 cases
Status: Published