McCleskey v. Kemp, No. 84-6811 (U.S. Supreme Court) (481 U.S. 279; 107 S.Ct. 1756) (April 22, 1987) (Justice Powell)
In this landmark decision, the Supreme Court voted by five votes to four to deny the appeal of death row inmate Warren McCleskey. McCleskey had argued that the death penalty in Georgia was unconstitutional because it was applied in a racially discriminatory manner. The claim was based on a comprehensive ...
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