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444 U.S. 897

Godfrey v. Georgia

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided October 9, 1979

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1979-10-09

Decided 1979-10-09

¶1Sup. Ct. Ga. Motion of petitioner for leave to procéed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to the question presented by the Court: In affirming the imposition of the death sentence in this case, has the Georgia Supreme Court adopted such a broad and vague construction of Georgia Code Ann. § 27-2534.1 (b)(7) (specifying certain aggravating circumstances) as to violate the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution?

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