Mitchell v. Texas

Supreme Court of the United States
Mitchell v. Texas, 464 U.S. 1073 (1984)
104 S. Ct. 986

Mitchell v. Texas

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 *1074and 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

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.; Sup. Ct. Fla.; and Ct. Crim. App. Okla. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 83-5387, 650 S. W. 2d 801; No. 83-5737, 437 So. 2d 1070; No. 83-5776, 668 P. 2d 1126.

Reference

Full Case Name
Mitchell v. Texas Cooper v. Florida Coleman v. Oklahoma
Status
Published