Waters Vs. Kemp

waters v. kemp - 475 u.s. 1039 (1986) u.s. supreme court waters v. kemp , 475 u.s. 1039 (1986) 475 u.s. 1039 eurus kelly waters, petitioner, v. ralph kemp, warden. no. 85-6010 supreme court of the united states february 24, 1986 the petition for a writ of certiorari to the supreme court of georgia is denied. justice brennan, dissenting: adhering to my view 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 , page 475 u.s. 1039 , 1040 227, 2950 (1976), i would grant certiorari and vacate the death sentence in this case. justice marshall and justice blackmun would grant the petition for a writ of certiorari, vacate the judgment and remand the case to the supreme court of georgia for further consideration in light of caldwell v. mississippi, 472 u.s. 320 (1985).