Supreme Court of the United States, 1991

Occhicone v. Florida

Occhicone v. Florida
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided May 20, 1991 · Marshall
500 U.S. 938 (United States Reports)

Occhicone v. Florida

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Fla.; and

Sup. Ct. Ala. Certio-rari denied. Reported below: No. 90-7541, 570 So. 2d 902; No. 90-7549, 571 So. 2d 338.

Dissenting Opinion

Justice Marshall,

dissenting.

Adhering to my view 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, 231 (1976), I would grant certiorari and vacate the death sentences in these cases.

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