Riley v. Delaware
Dissenting Opinion
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. Del.;
C. A. 11th Cir.;
Ct. Common Pleas S. C., Berkeley County;
Sup. Ct. Ill.;
Sup. Ct. Ga.; and
C. A. 4th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied. Reported below: No. 85-5451, 496 A. 2d 997; No. 85-6447, 776 F. 2d 1487; No. 85-6748, 109 Ill. 2d 391,
Reference
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- Riley v. Delaware Tucker v. Kemp, Warden Roberts v. Aiken, Warden Williams v. Illinois Williams v. Kemp, Warden Rook v. Rice, Warden
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