Sparks v. North Carolina
428 U.S. 905, 96 S. Ct. 3213, 49 L. Ed. 2d 1212, 1976 U.S. LEXIS 2265
Supreme Court of the United States·Decided July 6, 1976·No. No. 74-669; No. 75-5697·Published·Cited by 100 cases
Opinion
Sup. Ct. N. C. Petitioners in these cases were sentenced [906]*906to death. Imposition and carrying out of the death penalty in these cases constitute cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Woodson v. North Carolina, ante, p. 280. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis in No. 75-5697 granted. Certiorari granted, judgments vacated, and cases remanded to the Supreme Court of North Carolina for further proceedings in light of Mullaney v. Wilbur, 421 U. S. 684 (1975).
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