Majority
p. 969No. 89-5593. No. 89-5595. Rondon v. Indiana. Hinton v. Alabama.
Sup. Ct. Ind.;
Sup. Ct. Ala.;
Dissent — Brennan J.
p. 970Martin v. Alabama. Ellis v. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Corrections.
No. 89-5626.
No. 89-5683.
Sup. Ct. Ala.; and
C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 89-5593, 534 N. E. 2d 719 ; No. 89-5595, 548 So. 2d 562 ; No. 89-5626, 548 So. 2d 496 ; No. 89-5683, 873 F. 2d 830 .
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
- 873 F. 2d 830 873 F. 2d 830 p. 970
- Gregg v. Georgia 428 U. S. 153 at 231 p. 970