Supreme Court of the United States, 1987

Williams v. Louisiana

Williams v. Louisiana
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided June 26, 1987 · Brennan, Marshall
483 U.S. 1033 (United States Reports)

Williams v. Louisiana

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. La.; Ct. Crim. App. Okla.; Sup. Ct. Va.; Sup. Ct. Fla.; and C. A. 8th 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.

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