Godfrey v. Georgia

Supreme Court

Godfrey v. Georgia

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

Procedural entryThis page is a short order in Godfrey v. Georgia. Read the opinion of the Court — 446 U.S. 420 →

Supreme Court of the United States·Decided October 9, 1979·No. No. 78-6899·Published

Opinion

Sup. Ct. Ga. Motion of petitioner for leave to procéed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to the question presented by the Court: In affirming the imposition of the death sentence in this case, has the Georgia Supreme Court adopted such a broad and vague construction of Georgia Code Ann. § 27-2534.1 (b)(7) (specifying certain aggravating circumstances) as to violate the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution?

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Sup. Ct. Ga. Motion of petitioner for leave to procéed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to the question presented by the Court: In affirming the imposition of the death sentence in this case, has the Georgia Supreme Court adopted such a broad and vague construction of Georgia Code Ann. § 27-2534.1 (b)(7) (specifying certain aggravating circumstances) as to violate the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution?

Godfrey v. Georgia, 444 U.S. 897, 100 S. Ct. 204 (1979).

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