Lusk v. Florida

Supreme Court of the United States
Lusk v. Florida, 481 U.S. 1024 (1987)

Lusk v. Florida

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.; and

Ct. App. Mo., Eastern Dist. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 86-6377, 498 So. 2d 902; No. 86-6384, 256 Ga. 521, 350 S. E. 2d 446; No. 86-6471, 497 So. 2d 1177; No. 86-6510, 721 S. W. 2d 31.

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.

Reference

Full Case Name
Lusk v. Florida Romine v. Georgia Provenzano v. Florida Lashley v. Missouri
Status
Published