Supreme Court of the United States, 1987

Clozza v. Bair

Clozza v. Bair
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided November 2, 1987 · Brennan, Marshall
484 U.S. 933 (United States Reports)

Clozza v. Bair

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. Va.;

Sup. Ct. Va.;

Sup. Ct. Ill.;

Sup. Ct. Ala.;

Ct. Crim. App. Okla.;

Sup. Ct. Mo.;

Sup. Ct. Va.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Ct. App. Mo., Eastern Dist.;

Sup. Ct. Mo.;

C. A. 5th Cir.; and

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.

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