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Hulsey v. Arkansas

439 U.S. 882 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1978-10-02 Docket No. 77-6774; No. 77-6691; No. 77-6385; No. 77-6702; No. 77-6744; No. 78-5089; No. 78-6809; No. 77-6563; No. 77-6578; No. 77-6579; No. 77-6583; No. 77-6743 English

Decision Majority · Dissent — Brennan J.

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p. 882
No. 77-6774.
No. 77-6691.
No. 77-6385.
No. 77-6702.
No. 77-6744.
No. 78-5089.
No. 78-6809.
No. 77-6563.
No. 77-6578.
No. 77-6579.
No. 77-6583.
No. 77-6743.
Hulsey v. Arkansas. Aldridge v. Florida. Peek v. Georgia. Campbell v. Georgia. Stanley v. Georgia. Isaacs et al. v. Hopper, Warden. Peery v. Nebraska. Dunsdon v. Utah. Marvell v. Utah. Codianna v. Utah. Pierre v. Utah. Andrews v. Utah.

Sup. Ct. Ark.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Neb.;

Sup. Ct. Utah;

Sup. Ct. Utah; and

Sup. Ct. Utah. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 77-6774, 261 Ark. 449 , 549 S. W. 2d 73 ; No. 77-6691, 351 So. 2d 942 ; No. 77-6385, 239 Ga. 422 , 238 S. E. 2d 12 ; No. 77-6702, 240 Ga. 352 , 240 S. E. 2d 828 ; No. 77-6744, 240 Ga. 341 , 241 S. E. 2d 173 ; No. 78-5089, 241 Ga. 236 , 244 S. E. 2d 849 ; No. 77-6809, 199 Neb. 656 , 261 N. W. 2d 95 ; No. 77-6563, 573 P. 2d 343 ; No. 77-6578, 573 P. 2d 343 ; No. 77-6579, 573 P. 2d 343 ; No. 77-6583, 572 P. 2d 1338 ; No. 77-6743, 574 P. 2d 709 .

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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