Zettlemoyer v. Pennsylvania

Supreme Court of the United States May 31, 1983

Zettlemoyer v. Pennsylvania, 461 U.S. 970 (1983)

103 S. Ct. 2444; 77 L. Ed. 2d 1327; 51 U.S.L.W. 3858; 1983 U.S. LEXIS 371

Opinion of the Court

*970Sup. Ct. Pa.; and

*971No. 82-6556.

Sup. Ct. Ariz. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 82-6514, 500 Pa. 16, 454 A. 2d 937; No. 82-6556, 135 Ariz. 42, 659 P. 2d 1.

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: Zettlemoyer v. Pennsylvania Gretzler v. Arizona
Cited By: 19 cases
Status: Published