p. 1084No. 83-5767. No. 83-6084. No. 83-6150. Leatherwood v. Mississippi. Moore v. Balkcom, Warden, et al. Tafero v. Florida.
Sup. Ct. Miss.;
C. A. 11th Cir.; and
Sup. Ct. Fla. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 83-5767, 435 So. 2d 645 ; No. 83-6084, 716 F. 2d 1511 and 722 F. 2d 629 ; No. 83-6150, 440 So. 2d 350 .
dissenting.
Adhering to my view 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 (1976), I would grant certiorari and vacate the death sentences in these cases.
Cases cited
- Gregg v. Georgia 428 U. S. 153 p. 1084