Caruthers v. Tennessee

Supreme Court of the United States January 21, 1985

Caruthers v. Tennessee, 469 U.S. 1197 (1985)

83 L. Ed. 2d 982; 105 S. Ct. 981; 53 U.S.L.W. 3529; 1985 U.S. LEXIS 794

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. Tenn.; and

Sup. Ct. Fla. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 84-5817, 676 S. W. 2d 935; No. 84-5864, 455 So. 2d 351.

Reference

Full Case Name: Caruthers v. Tennessee Kennedy v. Florida
Status: Published