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