Rushing v. Louisiana

Supreme Court of the United States May 27, 1986

Rushing v. Louisiana, 476 U.S. 1153 (1986)

106 S. Ct. 2259

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.

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. La.;

C. A. 5th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. La.;

C. A. 5th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. Ky.;

Sup. Ct. Idaho;

Sup. Ct. Tenn.;

Sup. Ct. Tenn.; and

Sup. Ct. Fla. Certiorari denied.

Reference

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Cited By: 76 cases
Status: Published