Supreme Court of the United States, 1985

Hance v. Georgia

Hance v. Georgia
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided December 16, 1985 · Brennan, Marshall
474 U.S. 1038; 106 S. Ct. 606; 88 L. Ed. 2d 584 (United States Reports)

Hance v. Georgia

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

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.

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