Williams v. New York, No. 671 (U.S. Supreme Court) (337 U.S. 241; 69 S.Ct. 1079) (June 6, 2049) (Justice Black)
In this case, a jury found the defendant guilty of first-degree murder and recommended life imprisonment. The judge, however, rejected the jury's recommendation and sentenced the defendant to death of the basis of additional facts that he learned through a pre-sentence recommendation - facts that had neither been charged in ...
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