Evans v. Mississippi

Supreme Court of the United States May 16, 1983

Evans v. Mississippi, 461 U.S. 939 (1983)

51 U.S.L.W. 3826; 77 L. Ed. 2d 314; 103 S. Ct. 2111; 1983 U.S. LEXIS 4708

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Miss.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.; and

Sup. Ct. Fla. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 82-6267, 422 So. 2d 737; No. 82-6423, 422 So. 2d 833; No. 82-6433, 425 So. 2d 1132; No. 82-6555, 422 So. 2d 824.

Dissenting Opinion

Justice Brennan and Justice Marshall,

dissenting.

Adhering to our views that the death penalty is in all cir-cumstances 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

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Cited By: 3 cases
Status: Published