Bush v. Florida

Supreme Court of the United States
Bush v. Florida, 475 U.S. 1031 (1986)
89 L. Ed. 2d 345; 106 S. Ct. 1237; 54 U.S.L.W. 3563; 1986 U.S. LEXIS 515

Bush v. Florida

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. Nev.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. Nev.;

Sup. Ct. S. C.;

Sup. Ct. Ala.;

Sup. Ct. Ala.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. Tenn.;

C. A. 11th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. Ind.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.; and

C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 84-6108, 461 So. 2d 936; No. 84-6971, 254 Ga. 228, 327 S. E. 2d 185; No. 85-5702, 692 S. W. 2d 65; No. 85-5741, 101 Nev. 439, 705 P. 2d 632; No. 85-5784, 693 S. W. 2d 420; No. 85-5933, 101 Nev. 562, 707 P. 2d 1121; No. 85-5935, 286 S. C. 406, 334 S. E. 2d 277; No. 85-5987, *1032476 So. 2d 626; No. 85-6009, 229 Va. 501, 331 S. E. 2d 407; No. 85-6072, 475 So. 2d 1205; No. 85-6089, 701 S. W. 2d 843; No. 85-6098, 698 S. W. 2d 63; No. 85-6102, 767 F. 2d 738; No. 85-6103, 481 N. E. 2d 78; No. 85-6123, 476 So. 2d 172; No. 85-6146, 772 F. 2d 683.

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 eases.

Reference

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Bush v. Florida Stevens v. Kemp, Warden Bird v. Texas Snow v. Nevada Franklin v. Texas Miranda v. Nevada Smith v. South Carolina Horsley v. Alabama Boggs v. Virginia Gore v. Florida Paster v. Texas Duncan v. Tennessee Thomas v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections Bieghler v. Indiana Mills v. Florida Funchess v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
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