Martin v. Wainwright

Supreme Court of the United States October 14, 1986

Martin v. Wainwright, 479 U.S. 909 (1986)

107 S. Ct. 307; 55 U.S.L.W. 3258; 93 L. Ed. 2d 281; 1986 U.S. LEXIS 4340

Brennan, Grant, Limited, Marshall, Presented, Question, Writ

Opinion of the Court

C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Justice Blackmun would grant the petition for writ of certiorari limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.

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 *910and Fourteenth Amendments, Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U. S. 153, 227, 231 (1976), we would grant certiorari and vacate the death sentence in this case.

Reference

Full Case Name: Martin v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
Cited By: 98 cases
Status: Published