Riley v. Delaware

Supreme Court of the United States
Riley v. Delaware, 478 U.S. 1022 (1986)
92 L. Ed. 2d 743; 54 U.S.L.W. 3867; 106 S. Ct. 3339; 1986 U.S. LEXIS 2765

Riley v. Delaware

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. 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, *1023488 N. E. 2d 255; No. 85-6818, 255 Ga. 380, 338 S. E. 2d 669; No. 85-6834, 783 F. 2d 401.

Reference

Full Case Name
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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Status
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