p. 963No. 83-6230. No. 83-6390. No. 83-6397. No. 83-6456. Harris v. Florida. Johnson v. Florida. Hyman v. South Carolina. Johnson v. Florida.
Sup. Ct. Fla.;
Ct. Common Pleas, Charleston County, S. C.; and
Sup. Ct. Fla. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 83-6230, 438 So. 2d 787 ; No. 83-6390, 442 So. 2d 193 ; No. 83-6456, 442 So. 2d 185 .
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
- Gregg v. Georgia 428 U. S. 153 at 231 p. 963