Gregg v. Georgia
- Decided
- July 22, 1976
- Docket
- 74-6257
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
Cited 7,936 timesNo negative treatment found in this library
What later courts said
- holding that “so long as the evidence introduced [at a capital-sentencing hearing does] not prejudice a defendant, it is preferable not to impose restrictions” — State v. Loftin (1996)
- holding that the discretion of the sentencer must be guided by "objective standards so as to produce nondiscriminatory application" — Ivon Ray Stanley v. Walter D. Zant, Warden Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center, Defendant (1983)
- holding that prison inmate was not in custody for Miranda purposes because his freedom of movement was not restricted more than it would normally be in the prison environment — Bradley v. Ohio (1990)
Each line is a later court’s own words about this case, not a summary. Read the opinion before relying on it.
How the opinion begins
Judgment of the Court, and opinion of Mr. Justice Stewart, Mr. Justice Powell, and Mr. Justice Stevens, announced by Mr. Justice Stewart.
The issue in this case is whether the imposition of the sentence of death for the crime of murder under the law of Georgia violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.
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Statutes cited
- 49 U.S.C. § 1472
Cite this
Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U.S. 153 (1976)Read the full opinion
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