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Waters v. Kemp

475 U.S. 1039 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1986-02-24 Docket No. 85-6010 English

Judges Justice Marshall and Justice Blackmun would grant the petition for writ of certiorari, vacate the judgment, and remand the case for farther consideration in light of Caldwell v. Mississippi, 472 U. S. 320 (1985).

Decision Majority (1) · Dissent — Brennan J.

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p. 1039
No. 85-6010.
Waters v. Kemp, Warden.

Sup. Ct. Ga. Certiorari denied.

Justice Marshall and Justice Blackmun would grant the petition for writ of certiorari, vacate the judgment, and remand the case for farther consideration in light of Caldwell v. Mississippi, 472 U. S. 320 (1985).

dissenting.

Adhering to my view 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 ,

Dissent — Brennan J.

p. 1040
227 (1976), I would grant certiorari and vacate the death sentence in this case.

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