Putman v. Zant
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
Super. Ct. Ga., Butts County;
Sup. Ct. Ala.; and
Sup. Ct. Nev. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 89-5802, 549 So. 2d 135; No. 89-5958, 105 Nev. 1051, 810 P. 2d 344.
Reference
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- Putman v. Zant, Superintendent, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center Holladay v. Alabama Valerio v. Nevada
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