Supreme Court of the United States, 1987

Smith v. Pennsylvania

Smith v. Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided March 30, 1987 · Brennan, Marshall
480 U.S. 951 (United States Reports)

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.

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