Witt v. Wainwright, No. 84-6325 (U.S. Supreme Court) (470 U.S. 1039; 105 S.Ct. 1415) (March 5, 1985) (Per Curiam)
This case, in which the Court denied a stay in execution, is noted for Justice Marshall's dissent in which he restated his opposition to capital punishment as a violation of the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the Eighth Amendment.
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