Smith v. Pennsylvania

Supreme Court of the United States
Smith v. Pennsylvania, 480 U.S. 951 (1987)

Smith v. Pennsylvania

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. Pa.;

Sup. Ct. Pa.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup, Ct. Ill.;

Sup. Ct. Ill.;

C. A. 4th Cir.; and

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Reference

Full Case Name
Smith v. Pennsylvania Albrecht v. Pennsylvania Pope v. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections Hall v. Illinois Johnson v. Illinois Whitley v. Bair, Warden Johnson v. Thigpen, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections
Status
Published