Supreme Court of the United States, 1986

Skaggs v. Kentucky

Skaggs v. Kentucky
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided May 19, 1986 · Brennan, Marshall
476 U.S. 1130; 106 S. Ct. 1999 (United States Reports)

Skaggs v. Kentucky

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Ky.;

Sup. Ct. Tenn.;

Sup. Ct. Nev.; and

Sup. Ct. Nev. 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.

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