Legal Opinion
Francois v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 3, 1985No. A-903Published
1Opinion of the Court
471 U.S. 1121
105 S.Ct. 2668
86 L.Ed.2d 284
Marvin FRANCOIS
v.
Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
No. A-903
Supreme Court of the United States
May 28, 1985
The application for stay of execution of the sentence of death scheduled for Wednesday, May 29, 1985, presented to Justice POWELL and by him referred to the Court is denied.
2DissentJustice Brennan, joined by Justice Marshall
Adhering to my view 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, 96 S.Ct. 2909, 2950, 49 L.Ed.2d 859 (1976) (BRENNAN, J.,…
3Cases cited10 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Enmund v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Francis v. FranklinSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Stromberg v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
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