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Funchess v. Florida

434 U.S. 878 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1977-10-03 Docket No. 76-6717; No. 76-6756; No. 76-6823; No. 76-6933; No. 77-5021; No. 77-5083; No. 77-5099; No. 77-5155; No. 77-5288 English

Decision Majority · Dissent — Brennan J.

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p. 878
No. 76-6717.
No. 76-6756.
No. 76-6823.
No. 76-6933.
No. 77-5021.
No. 77-5083.
No. 77-5099.
No. 77-5155.
No. 77-5288.
Funchess v. Florida. Chenault v. Stynchcombe, Sheriff. Neal v. Arkansas. Simants v. Nebraska. Collins v. Arkansas. Adams v. Florida. Smith, aka Machetti v. Georgia. Moore v. Georgia. Sullivan et al. v. Askew, Governor of Florida, et al.

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

C. A. 5th Cir.;

Sup, Ct. Ark.;

Sup, Ct. Neb.;

Sup. Ct. Ark.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.; and

Sup. Ct. Fla. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 76-6717, 341 So. 2d 762 ; No. 76-6756, 546 F. 2d 1191 ; No. 76-6823, 261 Ark. 336 , 548 S. W. 2d 135 ; No. 76-6933, 197 Neb. 549 , 250 N. W. 2d 881 ; No. 77-5021, 261 Ark. 195 , 548 S. W. 2d 106 ; No, 77-5083, 341 So. 2d 765 ; No, 77-5099, 238 Ga. 655 , 235 S. E. 2d 375 ; No. 77-5155, 239 Ga. 67 , 235 S. E. 2d 519 ; No. 77-5288, 348 So. 2d 312 .

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.

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