Williams v. King

Supreme Court of the United States December 12, 1983

Williams v. King, 464 U.S. 1027 (1983)

104 S. Ct. 562; 78 L. Ed. 2d 732; 52 U.S.L.W. 3472; 1983 U.S. LEXIS 2778

Application, Brennan, Grant, Marshall, Stay

Opinion of the Court

C. A. 5th Cir. Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, addressed to Justice Brennan and referred to the Court, denied.

Justice Brennan and Justice Marshall would grant the application for stay.

Certiorari denied.

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 sentence in this case.

Reference

Full Case Name: Williams v. King, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Corrections
Cited By: 24 cases
Status: Published