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Dobbert v. Strickland

468 U.S. 1220 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1984-07-05 Docket No. 83-6195; No. 83-6326; No. 83-6405; No. 83-6611; No. 83-6653 English

Decision Majority · Dissent — Brennan J.

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p. 1220
No. 83-6195.
No. 83-6326.
No. 83-6405.
No. 83-6611.
No. 83-6653.
Dobbert v. Strickland et al. Sivak v. Idaho. Routly v. Florida. Gibson v. Idaho. Paradis v. Idaho.

C. A. 11th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. Idaho;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. Idaho; and

Sup. Ct. Idaho. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 83-6195, 718 F. 2d 1518 ; No. 83-6326, 105 Idaho 900 , 674 P. 2d 396 ; No. 83-6405, 440 So. 2d 1257 ; No. 83-6611, 106 Idaho 54 , 675 P. 2d 33 ; No. 83-6653, 106 Idaho 117 , 676 P. 2d 31 .

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.

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