Majority
p. 919No. 78-6680. No. 78-6777. No. 78-6799. No. 79-5031. No. 79-5061. McCormick et al. v. Texas. Earvin v. Texas. Corley v. Texas. Hargrave v. Florida. Mason v. Virginia.
Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;
Sup. Ct. Fla.; and
Sup. Ct. Va. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 78-6680, 582 S. W. 2d 786 ;
Dissent — Brennan J.
p. 920
No. 78-6777, 582 S. W. 2d 794 ; No. 78-6799, 582 S. W. 2d 815 ; No. 79-5031, 366 So. 2d 1 ; No. 79-5061, 219 Va. 1091 , 254 S. E. 2d 116 .
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.
Cases cited
- Gregg v. Georgia 428 U. S. 153 at 231 p. 920