¶1Appeals from Sup. Ct. Ohio. Motions for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Judgments vacated insofar as they leave undisturbed the death penalties imposed, and cases remanded for further proceedings. See Lockett v. Ohio, ante, p. 586. Reported below: No. 77-5541, 51 Ohio St. 2d 47, 364 N. E. 2d 1140; No. 77-5708, 51 Ohio St. 2d 68, 364 N. E. 2d 1152.
438 U.S. 909
Downs v. Ohio
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided July 3, 1978
Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1978-07-03
Relies on State v. Downs · State v. Shelton
Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know
Decided 1978-07-03
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Cited by 29 later decisions (3 by the Supreme Court) — most recently September 2024 · most notably Godfrey v. Georgia (1980), Fullilove v. Klutznick (1980)
4 federal appellate · 19 state decisions
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