Supreme Court of the United States, 1979

Godfrey v. Georgia

Godfrey v. Georgia
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided October 9, 1979
444 U.S. 897; 100 S. Ct. 204 (United States Reports)

Godfrey v. Georgia

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Ga. Motion of petitioner for leave to procéed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to the question presented by the Court: In affirming the imposition of the death sentence in this case, has the Georgia Supreme Court adopted such a broad and vague construction of Georgia Code Ann. § 27-2534.1 (b)(7) (specifying certain aggravating circumstances) as to violate the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution?

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