Whitley v. Bair

Supreme Court of the United States November 12, 1985

Whitley v. Bair, 474 U.S. 989 (1985)

106 S. Ct. 398; 54 U.S.L.W. 3329; 88 L. Ed. 2d 350; 1985 U.S. LEXIS 4447

Brennan, Marshall

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Va. 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 sentence in this case.

Reference

Full Case Name: Whitley v. Bair, Warden
Cited By: 1 case
Status: Published