Supreme Court of the United States, 1985

Cape v. Francis

Cape v. Francis
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided October 15, 1985 · Brennan, Marshall
474 U.S. 911; 106 S. Ct. 281; 88 L. Ed. 2d 245; 1985 U.S. LEXIS 4056 (United States Reports)

Cape v. Francis

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. Ga.; and

Sup. Ct. La. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 84-6962, 741 F. 2d 1287; No. 84-6975, 254 Ga. 206, 327 S. E. 2d 168; No. 85-5171, 467 So. 2d 503.

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