← Cases

Pierre v. Shulsen

481 U.S. 1033 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1987-04-27 Docket No. 86-6303; No. 86-6472; No. 86-6604; No. 86-6653 English

Decision Majority · Dissent — Brennan J.

Contents
p. 1033
No. 86-6303.
No. 86-6472.
No. 86-6604.
No. 86-6653.
Pierre, aka Selby v. Shulsen, Warden, et al. Spranger v. Indiana. Martin v. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections. Cochran v. Alabama.

C. A. 10th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. Ind.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.; and

Sup. Ct. Ala. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 86-6303, 802 F. 2d 1282 ; No. 86-6472, 498 N. E. 2d 931 ; No. 86-6604, 497 So. 2d 872 ; No. 86-6653, 500 So. 2d 1064 .

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

Statutes and regulations cited