Legal Opinion
Dobbert v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided September 7, 1984No. 84-5378 (A-157)Published
1Opinion of the Court
468 U.S. 1231
105 S.Ct. 34
82 L.Ed.2d 925
Ernest John DOBBERT, Jr.
v.
Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
No. 84-5378
Supreme Court of the United States
September 7, 1984
On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
The application for stay of execution of the sentence of death presented to Justice POWELL, and by him referred to the Court, is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
2Dissent · BrennanJustice Brennan, joined by Justice Marshall
The State of Florida intends to electrocute the applicant Ernest John Dobbert, Jr. in several hours. Dobbert seeks a stay of…
Also in this document: Dissent · Marshall.
3Cases cited27 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Barefoot v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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