Majority
p. 1022No. 85-5451. No. 85-6447. No. 85-6671. No. 85-6748. No. 85-6818. No. 85-6834. Riley v. Delaware. Tucker v. Kemp, Warden. Roberts v. Aiken, Warden, et al. Williams v. Illinois. Williams v. Kemp, Warden. Rook v. Rice, Warden.
Sup. Ct. Del.;
C. A. 11th Cir.;
Ct. Common Pleas S. C., Berkeley County;
Sup. Ct. Ill.;
Sup. Ct. Ga.; and
C. A. 4th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied. Reported below: No. 85-5451, 496 A. 2d 997 ; No. 85-6447, 776 F. 2d 1487 ; No. 85-6748, 109 Ill. 2d 391 ,
Dissent — Brennan J.
p. 1023
488 N. E. 2d 255 ; No. 85-6818, 255 Ga. 380 , 338 S. E. 2d 669 ; No. 85-6834, 783 F. 2d 401 .
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
- 776 F. 2d 1487 776 F. 2d 1487 p. 1022
- 783 F. 2d 401 783 F. 2d 401 p. 1023
- Gregg v. Georgia 428 U. S. 153 at 231 p. 1023