Sanchez v. Illinois

Supreme Court of the United States
Sanchez v. Illinois, 483 U.S. 1010 (1987)

Sanchez v. Illinois

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.

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
Sanchez v. Illinois Evans v. Bair, Warden DeHart v. Pennsylvania Jackson v. Florida Guest v. Illinois Jackson v. Alabama Bannister v. Missouri Ritter v. Smith, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections
Status
Published