Supreme Court of the United States, 1976

Birt v. Georgia

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided December 13, 1976 · Brennan, Certiorari, Death, Insofar, Sentence, Undisturbed, Vacate

429 U.S. 1029; 97 S. Ct. 654 (United States Reports)

Cases that cite this one

2 later published cases cite this decision.

Birt v. Hopper (Ga. 1980)
Chafin v. State (Ga. 1980)

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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 judgment insofar as it leaves undisturbed the sentence of death.

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