Supreme Court of the United States, 1986

Rushing v. Louisiana

Rushing v. Louisiana
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided May 27, 1986 · Brennan, Marshall
476 U.S. 1153; 106 S. Ct. 2259 (United States Reports)

Rushing v. Louisiana

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.

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