Beck v. Alabama

Supreme Court

Beck v. Alabama

444 U.S. 897, 100 S. Ct. 204

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

DecidedOctober 9, 1979

DocketNo. 78-6621

StatusPublished

Cited by4 cases

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Beck v. Alabama, 444 U.S. 897, 100 S. Ct. 204 (1979).

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Sup. Ct. Ala. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to the question presented by the Court: May a sentence of death constitutionally be imposed after a jury verdict of guilt of a capital offense, when the jury was not permitted to consider a verdict of guilt of a lesser included non-capital offense, and when the evidence would have supported such a verdict?

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Sup. Ct. Ala. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to the question presented by the Court: May a sentence of death constitutionally be imposed after a jury verdict of guilt of a capital offense, when the jury was not permitted to consider a verdict of guilt of a lesser included non-capital offense, and when the evidence would have supported such a verdict?

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