Palmes v. Wainwright

Supreme Court of the United States November 7, 1984

Palmes v. Wainwright, 469 U.S. 1001 (1984)

105 S. Ct. 408; 83 L. Ed. 2d 342; 53 U.S.L.W. 3359; 1984 U.S. LEXIS 4326

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 and a petition for writ of certiorari and would vacate the death sentence in this case.

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.

Reference

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