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Morgan v. Georgia

441 U.S. 967 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1979-05-21 Docket No. 78-6140 English

Judges Mr. Justice Marshall would grant certiorari and set the case for oral argument.

Decision Majority (1) · Dissent — Brennan J.

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No. 78-6140.
Morgan v. Georgia.

Sup. Ct. Ga. Certio-rari denied.

Mr. Justice Marshall would grant certiorari and set the case for oral argument.

dissenting.

Adhering to my view that the death penalty is in all circumstances cruel and unusual punishment prohibited by the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U. S. 153 , 227 (1976), I would grant certiorari and vacate the death sentence in this case.

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