Hance v. Georgia

Supreme Court of the United States December 16, 1985

Hance v. Georgia, 474 U.S. 1038 (1985)

106 S. Ct. 606; 88 L. Ed. 2d 584

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Ala.;

Sup. Ct. Nev.; and

Sup. Ct. Fla. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 85-5642, 254 Ga. 575, 332 S. E. 2d 287; No. 85-5663, 254 Ga. 558, 331 S. E. 2d 532; No. 85-5665, 475 So. 2d 609; No. 85-5694, 101 Nev. 327, 705 P. 2d 127; No. 85-5701, 473 So. 2d 1260.

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