Bowden v. Georgia, 435 U.S. 937
435 U.S. 937
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Bowden v. Georgia, 435 U.S. 937
Full caption
Bowden v. Georgia; and Mitchell v. Hopper, Warden.
Country
United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Disposition
Certiorari Denied
Dissent
Brennan (Justice) with Marshall (Justice)
Dissent
Marshall (Justice)
No. 77-6057. No. 77-6107.
Sup.. Ct. Ga. Certiorari denied.
Mr. Justice Brennan and Mr. Justice Marshall,
dissenting.
Adhering to our views that the death penalty is in all circumstances cruel and unusual punishmént 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.