Washington v. Wainwright

Supreme Court of the United States July 12, 1984

Washington v. Wainwright, 468 U.S. 1221 (1984)

82 L. Ed. 2d 890; 105 S. Ct. 16; 53 U.S.L.W. 3013; 1984 U.S. LEXIS 2841

Opinion of the Court

Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice Powell, and by him referred to the Court, 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. 158, 227 (1976) (Brennan, J., dissenting); id., at 231 (Marshall, J., dissenting), we would grant petitioner’s application for a stay of his execution.

Reference

Full Case Name: Washington v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
Status: Published