McGautha v. California, No. 203 (U.S. Supreme Court) (402 U.S. 183; 91 S.Ct. 1454) (May 3, 1971) (Justice Harlan)
In this consolidated appeal of two different death sentences, a majority of the Court found no constitutional infirmity with the procedures in California and Ohio which permitted the imposition of the death penalty without any governing standards.
In this consolidated appeal, the Supreme Court addressed the claims of two different ...
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