Bundy v. Florida

Supreme Court of the United States May 5, 1986

Bundy v. Florida, 476 U.S. 1109 (1986)

106 S. Ct. 1958; 90 L. Ed. 2d 366; 54 U.S.L.W. 3729; 1986 U.S. LEXIS 2998

Brennan, Marshall

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. Miss.;

Ct. Common Pleas of York County, S. C.;

Ct. Common Pleas of York County, S. C.; and

Sup. Ct. Mo. Certiorari denied.

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