Case Name: Moore v. Texas et al.; Floyd v. Georgia
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1977-05-31
Citations: 431 U.S. 949
Docket Number: No. 76-6114; No. 76-6497
Parties: Moore v. Texas et al. Floyd v. Georgia.
Judges: Mr. Justice Brennan and Mr. Justice Marshall, dissenting.
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 431
Pages: 949–949

Head Matter:
No. 76-6114.
No. 76-6497.
Moore v. Texas et al. Floyd v. Georgia.

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.