Peek v. Kemp

Supreme Court of the United States November 3, 1986

Peek v. Kemp, 479 U.S. 939 (1986)

107 S. Ct. 421; 55 U.S.L.W. 3316; 93 L. Ed. 2d 371; 1986 U.S. LEXIS 4608

Brennan, Certiorari, Marshall, Set

Opinion of the Court

C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Justice Blackmun would grant certiorari and set case for oral argument.

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 sentence in this case.

Reference

Full Case Name: Peek v. Kemp, Warden
Cited By: 3 cases
Status: Published