Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Douglas v. Florida

Douglas v. Fla., 429 U.S. 871 (1976)

Type: Opinion
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: Federal
Date: 1976-10-04
Topic: general

Mr. Justice Marshall, dissenting. Because I consider the death penalty to be a cruel and unusual punishment forbidden by the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, see Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U. S. 153, 231 (1976) (Marshall, J., dissenting), I would grant certiorari in this case and vacate the judgment insofar as it leaves undisturbed the sentence of death.

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Mr. Justice Marshall,

dissenting.

Because I consider the death penalty to be a cruel and unusual punishment forbidden by the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, see Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U. S. 153, 231 (1976) (Marshall, J., dissenting), I would grant certiorari in this case and vacate the judgment insofar as it leaves undisturbed the sentence of death.