Supreme Court of the United States, 1988

Jones v. Butler

Jones v. Butler
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided January 25, 1988 · Brennan, Marshall
484 U.S. 1047 (United States Reports)

Jones v. Butler

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 eases.

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. La.;

Sup. Ct. Ohio;

Sup. Ct. Ohio;

Sup. Ct. Mo.; and

Sup. Ct. Ohio. Certiorari denied.

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