p. 1003No. 83-5509. No. 83-5530. No. 83-5533. No. 83-5544. No. 83-5644. Proffitt v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections. Schiro v. Indiana. Laney v. Tennessee. Smith v. Kemp, Superintendent, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center. Antone v. Strickland, Superintendent, Florida State Prison, et al.
C. A. 11th Cir.;
Sup. Ct. Ind.;
Sup. Ct. Tenn.;
C. A. 11th Cir.; and
C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 83-5509, 685 F. 2d 1227 and 706 F. 2d 311 ; No. 83-5530, 451 N. E. 2d 1047 ; No. 83-5533, 654 S. W. 2d 383 ; No. 83-5544, 715 F. 2d 1459 ; No. 83-5644, 706 F. 2d 1534 .
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
- 715 F. 2d 1459 715 F. 2d 1459 p. 1003
- 706 F. 2d 1534 706 F. 2d 1534 p. 1003
- Gregg v. Georgia 428 U. S. 153 at 231 p. 1003