p. 972No. 79-6111. No. 79-6116. No. 79-6168. No. 79-6187. Ford v. Florida. Thomas v. Florida. Stamper v. Virginia. Tucker v. Georgia.
Sup. Ct. Fla.;
Sup. Ct. Va.; and
Sup. Ct. Ga. Certio-rari denied. Reported below: No. 79-6111, 374 So. 2d 496 ; No. 79-6116, 374 So. 2d 508 ; No. 79-6168, 220 Va. 260 , 257 S. E. 2d 808 ; No. 79-6187, 244 Ga. 721 , 261 S. E. 2d 635 .
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. 972