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Straight v. Wainwright

476 U.S. 1130 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1986-05-19 Docket No. 85-6930 (A-889) English

Judges Justice Blackmun would deny the state habeas petition without prejudice to the presentation of claims on federal habeas.

Decision Majority (1) · Dissent — Brennan J.

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No. 85-6930 (A-889).
Straight v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.

Sup. Ct. Fla. Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice Powell, and by him referred to the Court,

Dissent — Brennan J.

p. 1131
denied. Certiorari denied.

Justice Blackmun would deny the state habeas petition without prejudice to the presentation of claims on federal habeas.

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 the application for stay and the petition for writ of certiorari and would vacate the death sentence in this case.

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