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Reeves v. Nebraska

469 U.S. 1028 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1984-11-13 Docket No. 84-5271; No. 84-5370 English

Decision Majority · Dissent — Brennan J.

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p. 1028
No. 84-5271.
No. 84-5370.
Reeves v. Nebraska. Martin v. Maggio, Warden, et al.

Sup. Ct. Neb.; and

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 84-5271, 216 Neb. 206 , 344 N. W. 2d 433 ; No. 84-5370, 711 F. 2d 1273 and 739 F. 2d 184 .

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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