Beck v. Alabama, No. 78-6621 (U.S. Supreme Court) (447 U.S. 625; 100 S.Ct. 2382) (June 20, 1980) (Justice Stevens)
In the case the Supreme Court granted certiorari to consider the following question: "May a sentence of death constitutionally be imposed after a jury verdict of guilt of a capital offense, when the jury was not permitted to consider a verdict of guilt of a lesser included non-capital offense, and ...
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