Supreme Court of the United States, 1988

Williamson v. Florida

Williamson v. Florida
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided February 29, 1988 · Brennan, Marshall
485 U.S. 929 (United States Reports)

Williamson v. Florida

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. Fla.; Ct. Crim. App. Tex.; Sup. Ct. Pa.; Sup. Ct. Cal.; Sup. Ct. Ala.; C. A. 11th Cir.; Sup. Ct. Fla.; and Sup. Ct. Va. Certiorari denied.

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