p. 1055No. 82-530. No. 82-5319. No. 82-5519. No. 82-5534. Knapp et al. v. Cardwell et al. Simon v. Tennessee. Morgan v. Florida. White v. Florida.
C. A. 9th Cir.;
Sup. Ct. Tenn.;
Sup. Ct. Fla.; and
Sup. Ct. Fla. Certio-rari denied. Reported below: No. 82-530, 667 F. 2d 1253 ; No. 82-5319, 635 S. W. 2d 498 ; No. 82-5519, 415 So. 2d 6 ; No. 82-5534, 415 So. 2d 719 .
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
- 667 F. 2d 1253 667 F. 2d 1253 p. 1055
- Gregg v. Georgia 428 U. S. 153 at 231 p. 1055