Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Sparks v. North Carolina

49 L. Ed. 2d 1212

Type: Opinion
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: Federal
Date: 1976-07-06
Topic: general

Sup. Ct. N. C. Petitioners in these cases were sentenced *906to death.

Citator

Cited by: 38 opinions

Sup. Ct. N. C. Petitioners in these cases were sentenced *906 to death. Imposition and carrying out of the death penalty in these cases constitute cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Woodson v. North Carolina, ante, p. 280. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis in No. 75-5697 granted. Certiorari granted, judgments vacated, and cases remanded to the Supreme Court of North Carolina for further proceedings in light of Mullaney v. Wilbur, 421 U. S. 684 (1975).

Mr. Justice Brennan would grant certiorari and set cases for oral argument.