Case Name: Selman v. Louisiana; Watts v. Louisiana; and Washington v. Louisiana
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1976-07-06
Citations: 428 U.S. 906
Docket Number: No. 74-6065; No. 75-6067; No. 75-6123
Parties: Selman v. Louisiana; Watts v. Louisiana; and Washington v. Louisiana.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 428
Pages: 906–906

Head Matter:
No. 74-6065.
No. 75-6067.
No. 75-6123.
Selman v. Louisiana; Watts v. Louisiana; and Washington v. Louisiana.

Opinion:
Sup. Ct. La, Petitioners in these cases were sentenced to death. Imposition and carrying out of the death penalty in these cases constitute cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Roberts v. Louisiana, ante, p. 325. Motions for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and certiorari granted. Judgments vacated insofar as they leave undisturbed the death penalty imposed, and cases remanded to the Supreme Court of Louisiana for further proceedings.