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Aikens v. California

404 U.S. 812 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1971-10-12 Docket No. 68-5027; No. 69-5003; No. 69-5030; No. 69-5031 English

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No. 68-5027.
No. 69-5003.
No. 69-5030.
No. 69-5031.
Aikens v. California. Furman v. Georgia. Jackson v. Georgia. Branch v. Texas.

Sup. Ct. Cal.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.; and

Ct. Crim. App. Tex. Motions of James V. Bennett et al., National Association for the Advancement of Colored People et al., Synagogue Council of America and its Constituents et al., and American Civil Liberties Union for leave to file briefs as amici curiae granted. Motion of respondent in No. 68-5027 for leave to proceed on original record granted. [Certiorari granted, 403 U. S. 952 .]