Hill v. Florida

Supreme Court of the United States February 28, 1983

Hill v. Florida, 460 U.S. 1017 (1983)

103 S. Ct. 1262; 75 L. Ed. 2d 488; 51 U.S.L.W. 3634; 1983 U.S. LEXIS 3741

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Fla.; Ct. Crira. App. Ala.; and Sup. Ct. Mo. Cer-tiorari denied. Reported below: No. 82-5977, 422 So. 2d 816; No. 82-5987, 419 So. 2d 289; No. 82-5989, 638 S. W. 2d 715.

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.

Reference

Full Case Name: Hill v. Florida Richardson v. Alabama Stokes v. Missouri
Status: Published