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Knapp v. Arizona

Supreme Court of the United States1978-02-27No. No. 77-5653
435 U.S. 908

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Opinion

concurrence opinion

Mr. Justice Blackmun

concurs in the denial of certiorari in this case on the usual understanding that it is without prejudice to petitioner’s seeking relief by habeas corpus.

dissent opinion

Mr. Justice Brennan and Mr. Justice . Marshall,

dissenting.

Adhering to our views 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, 231 (1976), we would grant certiorari and vacate the death sentence in this case.

majority opinion

Sup. Ct. Ariz. Certiorari denied.