Compton v. New Mexico

Supreme Court of the United States October 14, 1986

Compton v. New Mexico, 479 U.S. 890 (1986)

93 L. Ed. 2d 265; 107 S. Ct. 291; 55 U.S.L.W. 3258; 1986 U.S. LEXIS 4334

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. N. M.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Ct. App. Md.; and

Sup. Ct. Ga. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 85-6753, 104 N. M. 683, *891726 P. 2d 837; No. 85-7122, 483 So. 2d 424; No. 86-5021, 306 Md. 120, 507 A. 2d 1072.

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.

Reference

Full Case Name: Compton v. New Mexico Kennedy v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections Bowers v. Maryland Gilreath v. Kemp, Warden
Cited By: 2 cases
Status: Published