Booker v. Wainwright

Supreme Court of the United States October 17, 1983

Booker v. Wainwright, 464 U.S. 922 (1983)

104 S. Ct. 290; 52 U.S.L.W. 3309; 78 L. Ed. 2d 266; 1983 U.S. LEXIS 2030

Brennan, Marshall

Opinion of the Court

C. A. 11th Cir.; and

C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 83-5209, 703 F. 2d 1251; No. 83-5267, 695 F. 2d 1306.

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 *923and 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: Booker v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections Sullivan v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
Cited By: 44 cases
Status: Published