Supreme Court of the United States, 1976

Selman v. Louisiana

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided July 6, 1976

428 U.S. 906; 96 S. Ct. 3214 (United States Reports)

Cases that cite this one

67 later published cases cite this decision. The 25 that cite it most often are listed here.

Roberts v. Louisiana (Supreme Court of the United States 1977)
State v. McZeal (La. 1977)
State v. Serigne (La. Ct. App. 2016)
State v. Willis (La. 1978)
State v. Shaffer (La. 2011)
State v. GRH (La. Ct. App. 2009)
State of Louisiana v. G. R. H. (La. Ct. App. 2009)
State v. Valentine (La. 1978)
State v. Ferguson (La. 1978)
State v. Ross (La. 1977)
State v. Fletcher (La. 1976)
State v. Johnson (La. 1983)
State v. Bryant (La. 1977)
State v. Davies (La. 1977)
State v. Smith (La. 1976)
State v. Evans (La. Ct. App. 2018)
State v. Kurz (La. Ct. App. 2018)
State of Louisiana v. William Serigne & Lionel Serigne (La. 2017)
State v. Robertson (La. Ct. App. 2017)
State v. Thompson (La. Ct. App. 2017)
State v. Sparks (La. 2011)
State v. Dyer (La. 2011)
State v. Leason (La. 2011)
State v. Breaux (La. Ct. App. 2009)
State of Louisiana v. Leroy Breaux (La. Ct. App. 2009)

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Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. La, Petitioners in these cases were sentenced to death. Imposition and carrying out of the death penalty in these cases constitute cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Roberts v. Louisiana, ante, p. 325. Motions for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and certiorari granted. Judgments vacated insofar as they leave undisturbed the death penalty imposed, and cases remanded to the Supreme Court of Louisiana for further proceedings.

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