Supreme Court of the United States, 1987

Harris v. Indiana

Harris v. Indiana
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided June 1, 1987 · Brennan, Marshall
482 U.S. 909 (United States Reports)

Harris v. Indiana

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Ind.;

Ct. Common Pleas of Richland County, S. C.;

Sup. Ct. Tenn.; and

C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 86-6638, 499 N. E. 2d 723; No. 86-6700, 725 S. W. 2d 660; No. 86-6750, 802 F. 2d 1227.

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.

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