Supreme Court of the United States, 1987

Sanchez v. Illinois

Sanchez v. Illinois
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided June 22, 1987 · Brennan, Marshall
483 U.S. 1010 (United States Reports)

Sanchez v. Illinois

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. Ill.; Cir. Ct. Alexandria, Va.; Sup. Ct. Pa.; Sup. Ct. Fla.; Sup. Ct. Ill.; Ct. Crim. App. Ala.; Ct. App. Mo., Southern Dist.; and C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.

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