Spaziano v. Florida
| Spaziano v. Florida | |
|---|---|
| Argued April 17, 1984 Decided July 2, 1984 | |
| Full case name | Joseph Robert Spaziano v. Florida |
| Citations | 468 U.S. 447 (more) 104 S. Ct. 3154; 82 L. Ed. 2d 340; 1984 U.S. LEXIS 141 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Spaziano v. State, 393 So. 2d 1119 (Fla. 1981); Spaziano v. Florida, 454 U.S. 1037 (1981); on remand, Spaziano v. State, 433 So. 2d 508 (1983) |
| Holding | |
| It was not error for the trial judge to refuse to instruct the jury on lesser included offenses. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Blackmun, joined by Burger, Powell, O'Connor; White, Rehnquist (all but a portion of Part II); Brennan, Marshall, Stevens (Part II only) |
| Concurrence | White, joined by Rehnquist |
| Concur/dissent | Stevens, joined by Brennan, Marshall |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amends. VI, VIII | |
Overruled by | |
| Hurst v. Florida (2016) | |
Spaziano v. Florida was two United States Supreme Court cases dealing with the imposition of the death penalty. In the first case, 454 U.S. 1037 (1981), the Supreme Court, with two dissents, refused Spaziano's petition for certiorari. However, the Florida Supreme Court would reverse Spaziano's death sentence based on the judge's receipt of a confidential report which was not received by either party. On remand, the judge reimposed the death penalty and the Florida Supreme Court upheld the sentence. In the second case, 468 U.S. 447 (1984), the Court heard Spaziano's appeal of his death sentence.