Supreme Court of the United States, 1987

Brooks v. Louisiana

Brooks v. Louisiana
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided November 9, 1987 · Brennan, Marshall
484 U.S. 947; 108 S. Ct. 337 (United States Reports)

Brooks v. Louisiana

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. La. 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 sentence in this case.

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