Goode v. Wainwright

Supreme Court of the United States April 4, 1984

Goode v. Wainwright, 466 U.S. 932 (1984)

104 S. Ct. 1721; 52 U.S.L.W. 3731; 80 L. Ed. 2d 192; 1984 U.S. LEXIS 1772

Application, Brennan, Consideration, Marshall, Took

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Fla. Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice Powell, and by him referred to the Court, denied. Certiorari denied.

Justice Rehnquist took no part in the consideration or decision of this application and petition.

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 the application for stay, grant certiorari, and vacate the death sentence in this case.

Reference

Full Case Name: Goode v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
Cited By: 2 cases
Status: Published