Richmond v. Arizona

433 U.S. 915 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1977-06-27 Docket No. 76-6720 English

Decision Majority · Dissent — Brennan J.

Contents

p. 915

No. 76-6720.

Richmond v. Arizona.

Sup. Ct. Ariz. Certiorari denied.

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 vacate the death sentence in this case.

Cases cited

Gregg v. Georgia 428 U. S. 153 SCOTUS 1976-07-02 at 231 p. 915

Statutes and regulations cited

Constitution of the United States of America
- Amend. XIV p. 915