Smith v. Pennsylvania
Dissenting Opinion
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
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- Published