Gates v. Zant

Supreme Court of the United States June 27, 1983

Gates v. Zant, 463 U.S. 1213 (1983)

103 S. Ct. 3551; 51 U.S.L.W. 3920; 77 L. Ed. 2d 1398; 1983 U.S. LEXIS 817

Brennan, Marshall

Opinion of the Court

*1213Super. Ct. Ga., Butts County;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. N. C.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

*1214No. 82-5128. No. 82-5260. No. 82-5868. No. 82-6192.

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. La.;

C. A. 5th Cir.; and

Sup. Ct. S. C. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 81-5812, 247 Ga. 698, 278 S. E. 2d 398; No. 81-5947, 248 Ga. 355, 283 S. E. 2d 238; No. 81-5962, 304 N. C. 249, 283 S. E. 2d 761; No. 81-6827, 249 Ga. 211, 290 S. E. 2d 36; No. 82-5128, 249 Ga. 454, 291 S. E. 2d 489; No. 82-5260, 414 So. 2d 340; No. 82-5868, 679 F. 2d 381; No. 82-6192, 278 S. C. 572, 300 S. E. 2d 63.

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: Gates v. Zant, Superintendent, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center Stephens v. Georgia Waters v. Georgia Taylor v. North Carolina Redd v. Zant, Warden Mathis v. Georgia Moore v. Louisiana Williams v. Maggio, Warden Roberts v. South Carolina
Cited By: 135 cases
Status: Published