Supreme Court of the United States, 1987

Pierre v. Shulsen

Pierre v. Shulsen
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided April 27, 1987 · Brennan, Marshall
481 U.S. 1033 (United States Reports)

Pierre v. Shulsen

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

C. A. 10th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. Ind.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.; and

Sup. Ct. Ala. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 86-6303, 802 F. 2d 1282; No. 86-6472, 498 N. E. 2d 931; No. 86-6604, 497 So. 2d 872; No. 86-6653, 500 So. 2d 1064.

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