Beck v. Alabama

444 U.S. 897, 100 S. Ct. 204
Supreme Court of the United States·Decided October 9, 1979·No. No. 78-6621·Published·Cited by 4 cases

Opinion

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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