Straight v. Wainwright

Supreme Court of the United States March 31, 1986

Straight v. Wainwright, 475 U.S. 1099 (1986)

106 S. Ct. 1502; 54 U.S.L.W. 3648; 89 L. Ed. 2d 903; 1986 U.S. LEXIS 1069

Blackmun, Brennan, Marshall

Opinion of the Court

C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Justice Blackmun dissents.

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: Straight v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
Status: Published