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Godfrey v. Georgia

444 U.S. 897 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1979-10-09 Docket No. 78-6899 English

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No. 78-6899.
Godfrey v. Georgia.

Sup. Ct. Ga. Motion of petitioner for leave to procéed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to the question presented by the Court: In affirming the imposition of the death sentence in this case, has the Georgia Supreme Court adopted such a broad and vague construction of Georgia Code Ann. § 27-2534.1 (b)(7) (specifying certain aggravating circumstances) as to violate the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution?

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