Supreme Court of the United States, 1984

Harris v. Florida

Harris v. Florida
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided April 30, 1984 · Brennan, Marshall
466 U.S. 963; 104 S. Ct. 2181 (United States Reports)

Harris v. Florida

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Ct. Common Pleas, Charleston County, S. C.; and

Sup. Ct. Fla. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 83-6230, 438 So. 2d 787; No. 83-6390, 442 So. 2d 193; No. 83-6456, 442 So. 2d 185.

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.

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