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Smith v. Texas

430 U.S. 922 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1977-03-07 Docket No. 76-5854 English

Judges Mr. Justice Brennan and Mr. Justice Marshall would grant certiorari and vacate the judgment insofar as it leaves undisturbed the sentence of death.

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p. 922
No. 76-5854.
Smith v. Texas.

Ct. Crim. App. Tex. Certiorari denied.

Mr. Justice Brennan and Mr. Justice Marshall would grant certiorari and vacate the judgment insofar as it leaves undisturbed the sentence of death.

See Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U. S. 153 , 227 (1976) (Brennan, J., dissenting) ; id., at 231 (Marshall, J., dissenting). Mr. Justice White would grant certiorari limited to Questions 1 and 2 presented by the petition.

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