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Davis v. Georgia

446 U.S. 961 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1980-05-27 Docket No. 78-6891; No. 79-5032; No. 79-5188; No. 79-5567; No. 79-5904; No. 79-6330 English

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p. 961
No. 78-6891.
No. 79-5032.
No. 79-5188.
No. 79-5567.
No. 79-5904.
No. 79-6330.
Davis v. Georgia; Spraggins v. Georgia; Collins v. Georgia; Baker v. Georgia; Hamilton v. Georgia; and Brooks v. Georgia.

Sup. Ct. Ga. Motions of petitioners for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and cer-tiorari granted. Judgments vacated insofar as they leave undisturbed the death penalties imposed, and cases remanded for further consideration in light of Godfrey v. Georgia, ante,

p. 962
p. 420. Reported below: No. 78-6891, 242 Ga. 901 , 252 S. E. 2d 443 ; No. 79-5032, 243 Ga. 73 , 252 S. E. 2d 620 ; No. 79-5188, 243 Ga. 291 , 253 S. E. 2d 729 ; No. 79-5567, 243 Ga. 710 , 257 S. E. 2d 192 ; No. 79-5904, 244 Ga. 145 , 259 S. E. 2d 81 ; No. 79-6330, 244 Ga. 574 , 261 S.