Supreme Court of the United States, 1985

Songer v. Florida

Songer v. Florida
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided June 10, 1985 · Brennan, Marshall
472 U.S. 1012; 105 S. Ct. 2714 (United States Reports)

Songer v. Florida

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Fla.; Sup. Ct. Va.; Sup. Ct. Ohio; and Sup. Ct. S. C. Certiorari denied.

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.

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