Majority
p. 1059No. 86-6193. No. 86-6374. No. 86-6599. No. 86-6603. No. 86-6618. No. 86-6648. Clark v. Texas. Christy v. Pennsylvania. Card v. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections. Dobbs v. Kemp, Warden. McQueen v. Kentucky. Stano v. Florida.
Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;
Sup. Ct. Pa.;
Sup. Ct. Fla.;
C. A. 11th Cir.;
Sup. Ct. Ky.; and
Sup..Ct. Fla. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 86-6193, 717 S. W. 2d 910 ; No. 86-
Dissent — Brennan J.
p. 1060
6374, 511 Pa. 490 , 515 A. 2d 832 ; No. 86-6599, 497 So. 2d 1169 ; No. 86-6603, 790 F. 2d 1499 and 809 F. 2d 750 ; No. 86-6618, 721 S. W. 2d 694 ; No. 86-6648, 497 So. 2d 1185 .
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
- 790 F. 2d 1499 790 F. 2d 1499 p. 1060
- 809 F. 2d 750 809 F. 2d 750 p. 1060
- Gregg v. Georgia 428 U. S. 153 at 231 p. 1060