Boggs v. Bair

Supreme Court of the United States
Boggs v. Bair, 485 U.S. 993 (1988)

Boggs v. Bair

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Va.; Sup. Ct. Fla.; Sup. Ct. Mo.; and *994Sup. Ct. Tenn. Certiorari denied.

No. 87-6458.

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
Boggs v. Bair, Warden Hill v. Florida Sandles v. Missouri Johnson v. Tennessee
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2 cases
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Published