Briley v. Director of the Department of Corrections

Supreme Court of the United States May 2, 1983

Briley v. Director of the Department of Corrections, 461 U.S. 918 (1983)

103 S. Ct. 1902; 51 U.S.L.W. 3790; 77 L. Ed. 2d 290; 1983 U.S. LEXIS 4533

Brennan, Marshall

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Va.; and

Sup. Ct. La. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 82-6412, 422 So. 2d 370.

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: Briley v. Director of the Department of Corrections Felde v. Louisiana
Status: Published