Supreme Court of the United States, 1987

Wingo v. Blackburn

Wingo v. Blackburn
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided May 4, 1987 · Brennan, Marshall
481 U.S. 1042 (United States Reports)

Wingo v. Blackburn

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. 5th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. La.;

C. A. 5th Cir.;

C. A. 5th Cir.;

C. A. 5th Cir.;

C. A. 5th Cir.;

C. A. 11th Cir.;

C. A. 5th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. Miss.;

Sup. Ct. La.;

Sup. Ct. Neb.;

C. A. 5th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

C. A. 5th Cir.; and

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 86-5026, 783 F. 2d 1046 and 786 F. 2d 654; No. 86-5292, 489 So. 2d 898; No. 86-5379, 798 F. 2d 872; No. 86-5426, 790 F. 2d 1164; No. 86-5436, 791 F. 2d 1165; No. 86-5544, 793 F. 2d 672; No. 86-5769, 787 F. 2d 1447; No. 86-5800, 795 F. 2d 504; No. 86-5884, 498 So. 2d 305; No. 86-5984, 495 So. 2d 1262; No. 86-6027, 223 Neb. 150, 388 N. W. 2d 483; *1043No. 86-6043, 799 F. 2d 1071; No. 86-6103, 496 So. 2d 796; No. 86-6188, 806 F. 2d 560; No. 86-6300, 804 F. 2d 300.

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