Williamson v. Florida
Dissenting Opinion
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.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Williamson v. Florida Barnard v. Texas Clayton v. Pennsylvania Ghent v. California Hays v. Alabama Davis v. Kemp, Warden Kight v. Florida DeLong v. Virginia
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