Supreme Court of the United States, 1986

Thomas v. Wainwright

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided April 11, 1986 · Brennan, Marshall

475 U.S. 1112; 106 S. Ct. 1623; 54 U.S.L.W. 3727; 90 L. Ed. 2d 173; 1986 U.S. LEXIS 1830 (United States Reports)

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 the application for stay and the petition for writ of certiorari and would vacate the death sentence in this case.

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Fla. Appli*1113cation for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice Powell, and by him referred to the Court, denied. Certiorari denied.

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