Supreme Court of the United States, 1976

Spencer v. Georgia

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided November 1, 1976 · Brennan, Certiorari, Death, Insofar, Sentence, Undisturbed

429 U.S. 932 (United States Reports)

Cases that cite this one

4 later published cases cite this decision.

Spencer v. Hopper (Ga. 1979)
Rebecca A. MacHetti A/K/A Rebecca A. Smith v. L. Q. Linahan, Warden, Georgia Women's Correctional Institution (11th Cir. 1982)
MacHetti v. Linahan (United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia 1981)
Smith v. Hopper (Ga. 1977)

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Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Ga. Certiorari denied. See Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U. S. 153, 227 (1976) (Brennan, J., dissenting); id., at 231 (Marshall, J., dissenting).

Mr. Justice Brennan and Mr. Justice Marshall would grant certiorari and vacate judgments insofar as they leave undisturbed the sentence of death.

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