p. 993No. 83-6346. No. 83-6430. No. 83-6459. No. 83-6527. No. 83-6568. No. 83-6583. Tichnell v. Maryland; and Calhoun v. Maryland. Henry v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections. Luke v. Alabama. Kirkpatrick v. Louisiana. Battle v. Missouri. Foster v. Strickland, Warden, et al.
Ct. App. Md.;
C. A. 5th Cir.;
Sup. Ct. Ala.;
Sup. Ct. La.;
Sup. Ct. Mo.; and
C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 83-6346, 297 Md. 432 , 468 A. 2d 1 (first case), 297 Md. 563 , 468 A. 2d 45 (second case); No. 83-6430, 721 F. 2d 990 ; No. 83-6459, 444 So. 2d 400 ; No. 83-6527, 443 So. 2d 546 ; No. 83-6568, 661 S. W. 2d 487 ; No. 83-6583, 707 F. 2d 1339 .
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 990 721 F. 2d 990 p. 993
- 707 F. 2d 1339 707 F. 2d 1339 p. 993
- Gregg v. Georgia 428 U. S. 153 at 231 p. 993