p. 1024No. 83-6350. McCorquodale v. Balkcom, Warden, et al.,
466 U. S. 954 . The orders entered May 21, 1984 [ 467 U. S. 1202 ], suspending the effect of the order denying the petition for writ of certiorari and staying execution of sentence of death are vacated. Petition for rehearing denied.
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 dissent from the Court’s order vacating the stay of execution in this case.
Cases cited
- Tomlin v. Alabama 466 U. S. 954 p. 1024
- 467 U. S. 1202 467 U. S. 1202 p. 1024
- Gregg v. Georgia 428 U. S. 153 at 231 p. 1024