Majority
C. A. 5th Cir.;
Sup. Ct. La.;
C. A. 11th Cir.;
Sup. Ct. Miss.;
Sup. Ct. Neb.;
Sup. Ct. Fla.;
C. A. 5th Cir.; and
C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 86-5026, 783 F. 2d 1046 and 786 F. 2d 654 ; No. 86-5292, 489 So. 2d 898 ; No. 86-5379, 798 F. 2d 872 ; No. 86-5426, 790 F. 2d 1164 ; No. 86-5436, 791 F. 2d 1165 ; No. 86-5544, 793 F. 2d 672 ; No. 86-5769, 787 F. 2d 1447 ; No. 86-5800, 795 F. 2d 504 ; No. 86-5884, 498 So. 2d 305 ; No. 86-5984, 495 So. 2d 1262 ; No. 86-6027, 223 Neb. 150 , 388 N. W. 2d 483 ;
Dissent — Brennan J.
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
- 798 F. 2d 872 798 F. 2d 872 p. 1042
- 790 F. 2d 1164 790 F. 2d 1164 p. 1042
- 791 F. 2d 1165 791 F. 2d 1165 p. 1042
- 793 F. 2d 672 793 F. 2d 672 p. 1042
- 787 F. 2d 1447 787 F. 2d 1447 p. 1042
- 795 F. 2d 504 795 F. 2d 504 p. 1042
- 799 F. 2d 1071 799 F. 2d 1071 p. 1043
- 806 F. 2d 560 806 F. 2d 560 p. 1043
- 804 F. 2d 300 804 F. 2d 300 p. 1043
- Gregg v. Georgia 428 U. S. 153 at 231 p. 1043