Smith v. Kentucky

Supreme Court of the United States
Smith v. Kentucky, 484 U.S. 1036 (1988)

Smith v. Kentucky

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Ky.;

C. A. 4th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. Ind.;

Sup. Ct. Va.;

Ct. Crim. App. Okla.;

Ct. Crim. App. Okla.; and

*1037No. 87-6002.

Sup. Ct. Ohio. 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
Smith v. Kentucky Clanton v. Bair, Warden Resnover v. Indiana Barnes v. Virginia Stouffer v. Oklahoma Van Woudenberg v. Oklahoma Byrd v. Ohio
Status
Published