Roberts v. Florida
Roberts v. Florida
485 U.S. 943
(United States Reports)
Roberts v. Florida
Dissenting Opinion
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.; Gen. Ct. Justice, Super. Ct. Div., Mecklenburg County, N. C.; Sup. Ct. Fla.; Sup. Ct. Ga.; and Sup. Ct. Ga. Certiorari denied.
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