MCGAUTHA v. CALIFORNIA, 398 U.S. 936 (1970)
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MCGAUTHA v. CALIFORNIA , 398 U.S. 936 (1970)398 U.S. 936
Dennis Councle McGAUTHA,
petitioner,
v.
CALIFORNIA.
No. 486, Misc.
Supreme Court of the United States
June 1, 1970
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of California granted limited to Question 1 presented by the petition which reads as follows:
'1. Does California's practice of
allowing capital trial juries absolute discretion, uncontrolled by
standards or directions of any kind, to impose the death penalty
upon a defendant convicted of the crime of murder violate the Due
Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?'
Case transferred to the appellate docket and placed on the
summary calendar.[ McGautha v. California 398 U.S. 936 (1970) ]
Opinions
v.
CALIFORNIA.
No. 486, Misc. Supreme Court of the United States June 1, 1970 Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of California granted limited to Question 1 presented by the petition which reads as follows:
U.S. Supreme Court
MCGAUTHA v. CALIFORNIA , 398 U.S. 936 (1970) 398 U.S. 936 Dennis Councle McGAUTHA, petitioner,v.
CALIFORNIA.
No. 486, Misc. Supreme Court of the United States June 1, 1970 Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of California granted limited to Question 1 presented by the petition which reads as follows:
'1. Does California's practice of
allowing capital trial juries absolute discretion, uncontrolled by
standards or directions of any kind, to impose the death penalty
upon a defendant convicted of the crime of murder violate the Due
Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?'
Case transferred to the appellate docket and placed on the
summary calendar.[ McGautha v. California 398
U.S. 936 (1970) ]
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