Supreme Court of the United States, 1984

Reeves v. Nebraska

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided November 13, 1984 · Brennan, Marshall

469 U.S. 1028; 105 S. Ct. 447; 83 L. Ed. 2d 373; 53 U.S.L.W. 3366; 1984 U.S. LEXIS 4426 (United States Reports)

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.

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Neb.; and

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 84-5271, 216 Neb. 206, 344 N. W. 2d 433; No. 84-5370, 711 F. 2d 1273 and 739 F. 2d 184.

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