Stout v. Oklahoma

Supreme Court of the United States June 17, 1985

Stout v. Oklahoma, 472 U.S. 1022 (1985)

53 U.S.L.W. 3882; 87 L. Ed. 2d 623; 105 S. Ct. 3489; 1985 U.S. LEXIS 2457

Brennan, Marshall

Opinion of the Court

Ct. Crim. App. Okla.; Sup. Ct. Ga.; and C. A. 5th Cir. 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.

Reference

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Status: Published