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Massie v. Sumner

449 U.S. 1103 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1981-01-12 Docket No. 80-5520; No. 80-5565; No. 80-5605; No. 80-5644; No. 80-5672; No. 80-5674; No. 80-5715; No. 80-5751; No. 80-5778 English

Decision Majority · Dissent — Brennan J.

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p. 1103
No. 80-5520.
No. 80-5565.
No. 80-5605.
No. 80-5644.
No. 80-5672.
No. 80-5674.
No. 80-5715.
No. 80-5751.
No. 80-5778.
Massie v. Sumner, Warden. Williams v. Louisiana. Shriner v. Florida. Peek v. Zant, Warden. Collins v. Georgia. Hamilton v. Georgia. Clark v. Louisiana. Baldwin v. Louisiana. Wilson v. Georgia.

C. A. 9th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. La.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. La.; and

Sup. Ct. Ga. Certiorari denied. No. 80-5565 Reported below: No. 80-5520, 624 F. 2d 72 ; 383 So. 2d 369 ; No. 80-5605, 386 So. 2d 525 ; No. 80-5672, 246 Ga. 261 , 271 S. E. 2d 352 ; No. 80-5674, 246 Ga. 264 , 271 S. E. 2d 173 ; No. 80-5715, 387 So. 2d 1124 and 389 So. 2d 1335 ; No. 80-5751, 388 So. 2d 664 ; No. 80-5778, 246 Ga. 62 , 268 S. E. 2d 895 .

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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