Stewart v. Florida

Supreme Court of the United States April 18, 1983

Stewart v. Florida, 460 U.S. 1103 (1983)

103 S. Ct. 1804; 76 L. Ed. 2d 367; 51 U.S.L.W. 3757; 1983 U.S. LEXIS 4041

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Fla.; Sup. Ct. S. C.; Sup. Ct. La.; Sup. Ct; Ga.; Super. Ct. Ga., Butts County; Sup. Ct. Va.; and Sup. Ct. Ala. Cer-tiorari denied.

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: Stewart v. Florida Copeland v. South Carolina Taylor v. Louisiana Burden v. Georgia Wallace v. Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center Briley v. Mitchell, Superintendent, Virginia State Penitentiary Raines v. Alabama
Cited By: 179 cases
Status: Published