Moore v. Maggio

Supreme Court of the United States June 24, 1985

Moore v. Maggio, 472 U.S. 1032 (1985)

87 L. Ed. 2d 643; 105 S. Ct. 3514; 53 U.S.L.W. 3895; 1985 U.S. LEXIS 2358

Brennan, Marshall

Opinion of the Court

C. A. 5th Cir.; and Sup. Ct. Ohio. 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 *1033and 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: Moore v. Maggio, Warden Jenkins v. Ohio
Status: Published