Us Supreme Court Court October 1982 Judgments

California Vs. Ramos

Court: US Supreme Court

California v. Ramos - 459 U.S. 1301 (1982) U.S. Supreme Court California v. Ramos, 459 U.S. 1301 (1982) California v. Ramos No. A49 (81-1893) Decided October 26, 1982 459 U.S. 1301 ON REAPPLICATION FOR STAY Syllabus California's reapplication to stay the California Supreme Court's judgment vacating respondent's death sentence and remanding for a new sentencing proceeding is granted pending this Court's disposition of the case, pursuant to the previously granted writ of certiorari. JUSTICE REHNQUIST, Circuit Justice. Respondent Marcelino Ramos was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in the California courts. The trial judge had, pursuant to state statute, informed the sentencing jury that a sentence of life imprisonment without possibility of parole may be commuted by the Governor to a sentence that permits parole. The California Supreme Court vacated the death sentence and remanded for a new sentencing proceeding on the ground that respondent was denied due p...