Spencer v. Georgia

Nov 1, 1976
No. 76-5284; No. 76-5373
Reporters:
Before:
Brennan

Sup. Ct. Ga. Certiorari ‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‍denied. See Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U. S. 153, 227 (1976) (Brennan, ‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‍J., dissenting); id., at 231 (Marshall, J., dissenting).

Mr. Justice Brennan ‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‍and Mr. Justice Marshall would grant certiorari ‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‍and vacate judgments insofar as they leave undisturbed ‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‍the sentence of death.