Buford v. Wainwright

Supreme Court of the United States October 31, 1983

Buford v. Wainwright, 464 U.S. 956 (1983)

104 S. Ct. 372; 78 L. Ed. 2d 331; 52 U.S.L.W. 3343; 1983 U.S. LEXIS 2219

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.

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Fla.; and

Sup. Ct. Ga. Cer-tiorari denied. Reported below: No. 83-5329, 428 So. 2d 1389.

Reference

Full Case Name: Buford v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections Amadeo v. Kemp, Superintendent, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center
Status: Published