Rose v. Florida

Supreme Court of the United States
Rose v. Florida, 471 U.S. 1143 (1985)
105 S. Ct. 2689; 86 L. Ed. 2d 706; 53 U.S.L.W. 3853; 1985 U.S. LEXIS 2148

Rose v. Florida

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Fla.; and

Sup. Ct. Ariz. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 84-6449, 461 So. 2d 84; No. 84-6639, 143 Ariz. 392, 694 P. 2d 222.

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.

Reference

Full Case Name
Rose v. Florida Nash, aka Henderson v. Arizona
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120 cases
Status
Published