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Aikens v. California

403 U.S. 952 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1971-06-28 Docket No. 5049 English

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p. 952
No. 5049.
Aikens v. California.

Sup. Ct. Cal.. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to the following question: “Does the imposition ^and carrying out of the death penalty in this case constitute cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth and'Fourteenth Amendments?”

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