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Finney v. Wainwright

470 U.S. 1088 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1985-03-25 Docket No. 84-5870; No. 84-6139; No. 84-6153; No. 84-6255; No. 84-6275 English

Decision Majority · Dissent — Brennan J.

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p. 1088
No. 84-5870.
No. 84-6139.
No. 84-6153.
No. 84-6255.
No. 84-6275.
Finney v. Georgia. Smith v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections. Parker v. Florida. Briley v. Bass, Warden. Welcome v. Louisiana.

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

C. A. 11th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

C. A. 4th Cir.; and

Sup. Ct. La. Certio-rari 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 would grant certiorari and vacate the death sentences in these cases.

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