Mcgautha Vs. California

Mcgautha vs California

Type Court Judgment Court US Supreme Court Decided 1970

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Citation: sooperkanoon.com/102712
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided On: 1970
Case Number: 398 U.S. 936
Subject: MRTP

Case Summary

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MRTP

Key legal issue: MRTP

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

Mcgautha

Respondent

California

Excerpt

mcgautha v. california - 398 u.s. 936 (1970) u.s. supreme court mcgautha v. california , 398 u.s. 936 (1970) 398 u.s. 936 dennis councle mc gautha, 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) ]

Full Judgment

MCGAUTHA v. CALIFORNIA - 398 U.S. 936 (1970)
U.S. Supreme Court MCGAUTHA v. CALIFORNIA , 398 U.S. 936 (1970)

398 U.S. 936

Dennis Councle Mc GAUTHA, 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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