Majority
p. 1102No. 78-5533. No. 78-5763. Jackson v. Florida. Westbrook v. Georgia.
Sup. Ct. Fla.; and
Sup. Ct. Ga. Cer-tiorari denied. Reported below: No. 78-5533, 359 So. 2d 1190 ; No. 78-5763, 242 Ga. 151 , 249 S. E. 2d 524 .
dissenting.
Adhering to our views that the death penalty is in all circumstances cruel and unusual punishment prohibited by the
Dissent — Brennan J.
p. 1103
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.
Cases cited
- Gregg v. Georgia 428 U. S. 153 at 231 p. 1103