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Sireci v. Florida

478 U.S. 1010 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1986-06-30 Docket No. 84-6895.; No. 85-1525; No. 85-6011; No. 85-6273; No. 85-6440; No. 85-6649; No. 85-6650; No. 85-6749; No. 85-6846; No. 85-6891 English

Decision Majority · Dissent — Brennan J.

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p. 1010
No. 84-6895.
No. 85-1525.
No. 85-6011.
No. 85-6273.
No. 85-6440.
No. 85-6649.
No. 85-6650.
No. 85-6749.
No. 85-6846.
No. 85-6891.
Sireci v. Florida. Hartman v. Tennessee. Tuggle v. Virginia. Darden v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections. Zagorski v. Tennessee. Evans v. Maryland. Foster v. Maryland. Wicker v. McCotter, Director, Texas Department of Corrections. Wallace v. Indiana. Gall v. Kentucky.

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. Tenn.;

Sup. Ct. Va.;

C. A. 11th Cir.;

Ct. App. Md.;

C. A. 5th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. Ind.; and

Sup. Ct. Ky. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 84-6895, 469 So. 2d 119 ; No. 85-1525, 703 S. W. 2d 106 ; No. 85-6011, 230 Va. 99 , 334 S. E. 2d 838 ; No. 85-6273, 772 F. 2d 668 ; No. 85-6440, 701 S. W. 2d 808 ; No. 85-6649, 304 Md. 487 , 499 A. 2d 1261 , and 305 Md. 306 , 503 A. 2d 1326 ; No. 85-6650, 304 Md. 439 , 499 A. 2d 1236 , and 305 Md. 306 , 503 A. 2d 1326 ; No. 85-6749, 783 F. 2d 487 ; No. 85-6846, 486 N. E. 2d 445 ; No. 85-6891, 702 S. W. 2d 37 .

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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