Majority
p. 1131No. 84-6395. No. 84-6399. No. 84-6505. No. 84-6534. Herrera v. Texas. Cervi v. Kemp, Warden. Gaines v. Illinois. Stewart v. Illinois.
Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;
Sup. Ct. Ga.;
Sup. Ct. Ill.; and
Sup. Ct. Ill. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 84-6395, 682 S. W. 2d 313 ; No. 84-
Dissent — Brennan J.
p. 1132
6505, 105 Ill. 2d 79 , 473 N. E. 2d 868 ; No. 84-6534, 105 Ill. 2d 22 , 473 N. E. 2d 840 .
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
- Gregg v. Georgia 428 U. S. 153 at 231 p. 1132