p. 954No. 83-1533. No. 83-5995. No. 83-6334. No. 83-6350. Tomlin v. Alabama. Williams v. Texas. Putman v. Georgia. McCorquodale v. Balkcom, Warden, et al.
Sup. Ct. Ala.;
Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;
Sup. Ct. Ga.; and
C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 83-1533, 443 So. 2d 59 ; No. 83-5995, 668 S. W. 2d 692 ; No. 83-6334, 251 Ga. 605 , 308 S. E. 2d 145 ; No. 83-6350, 721 F. 2d 1493 .
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
- 721 F. 2d 1493 721 F. 2d 1493 p. 954
- Gregg v. Georgia 428 U. S. 153 at 231 p. 954