Collins v. Illinois

Supreme Court of the United States
Collins v. Illinois, 474 U.S. 935 (1985)
54 U.S.L.W. 3271; 88 L. Ed. 2d 274; 106 S. Ct. 267; 1985 U.S. LEXIS 4162

Collins v. Illinois

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

Sup. Ct. Ill.;

Sup. Ct. Ill.;

Ct. Crim. App. Okla.;

C. A. 5th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.; and

Ct. Crim. App. Ala. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 85-5164, 106 Ill. 2d 237, 478 N. E. 2d 267; No. 85-5180, 106 Ill. 2d 201, 478 N. E. 2d 392; No. 85-5291, 699 P. 2d 653; No. 85-5308, 767 F. 2d 916; No. 85-5310, 254 Ga. 538, 331 S. E. 2d 561; No. 85-5477, 470 So. 2d 1303.

Reference

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Collins v. Illinois Madej v. Illinois Cooks v. Oklahoma Thomas v. McCotter, Director, Texas Department of Corrections Baxter v. Georgia Harrell v. Alabama
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