Moore v. Texas

431 U.S. 949, 97 S. Ct. 2667
Supreme Court of the United States·Decided May 31, 1977·No. No. 76-6114; No. 76-6497·Published

Opinion

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.; and 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 punishment prohibited by the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U. S. 153, 227, 231 (1976), we would vacate the death sentences in these cases.

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Gregg v. Georgia
428 U.S. 153 (Supreme Court, 1976)