Supreme Court of the United States, 1977

Eberheart v. Georgia

Eberheart v. Georgia
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided June 29, 1977
433 U.S. 917 (United States Reports)

Eberheart v. Georgia

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Ga. Petitioners in these cases were sentenced to death. Imposition and carrying out of the death penalty constitute cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Coker v. Georgia, ante, p. 584. Motions for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and certiorari granted. Judgments vacated insofar as they leave undisturbed the death penalties imposed, and cases remanded for further proceedings. Reported below: No. 74-5174, 232 Ga. 247, 206 S. E. 2d 12; No. 75-5954, 233 Ga. 149, 210 S. E. 2d 668.

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