Young v. Zant

Supreme Court of the United States February 25, 1985

Young v. Zant, 470 U.S. 1009 (1985)

53 U.S.L.W. 3618; 105 S. Ct. 1371; 84 L. Ed. 2d 390; 1985 U.S. LEXIS 1222

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

C. A. 11th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. Nev.;

Ct. Crina. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. Ala.; and

Ct. Crim. App. Tenn. Certiorari denied.

Reference

Full Case Name: Young v. Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center Ybarra v. Nevada Lamb v. Texas Clisby v. Alabama Coleman v. Tennessee
Status: Published