McGautha v. California

Supreme Court of the United States
McGautha v. California, 398 U.S. 936 (1970)
90 S. Ct. 1846

McGautha v. California

Opinion

Sup. Ct. Cal. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to Question 1 presented by the petition which reads as follows:

“1., Does California’s practice of allowing capital trial juries absolute discretion, uncontrolled by standards or directions of any kind, to impose the death penalty upon a defendant convicted of the crime of murder violate the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?”

Case transferred to appellate docket.

Reference

Full Case Name
Dennis Councle McGautha v. California
Cited By
16 cases
Status
Published