Gregg v. Georgia
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Gregg v. Georgia is a landmark 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision that reinstated the death penalty under revised statutes, holding that capital punishment is constitutional under certain guided-discretion procedures.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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landmark decision → |
| approvedPractice |
bifurcated guilt and penalty phases in capital trials
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consideration of aggravating and mitigating circumstances in capital sentencing → |
| concernsTopic |
bifurcated capital trials
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capital punishment procedures → cruel and unusual punishment → death penalty → guided discretion statutes → |
| decidedWith |
Jurek v. Texas
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Proffitt v. Florida → Roberts v. Louisiana → Woodson v. North Carolina → |
| dissentBy |
Thurgood Marshall
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William J. Brennan Jr. NERFINISHED → |
| establishedRule |
capital sentencing schemes must allow consideration of the character and record of the individual offender
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capital sentencing schemes must provide objective criteria to direct and limit sentencing discretion → |
| followedBy |
Coker v. Georgia
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Lockett v. Ohio → McCleskey v. Kemp → |
| hasCitation |
428 U.S. 153
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| hasCountry |
United States
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| hasCourt |
Supreme Court of the United States
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| hasDecisionDate |
1976-07-02
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| hasDocketNumber |
74-6257
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| hasPetitioner |
Troy Leon Gregg
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| hasRespondent |
State of Georgia
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| held |
capital punishment may be constitutional if imposed under guided-discretion procedures
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mandatory death penalty statutes are unconstitutional → the death penalty is not per se unconstitutional under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments → |
| interpretsProvision |
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution → |
| introducedDoctrine |
guided discretion in capital sentencing
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| joinedByInJudgment |
Harry A. Blackmun
NERFINISHED
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Warren E. Burger → William H. Rehnquist → |
| jurisdiction |
federal question jurisdiction
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| legalArea |
constitutional law
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criminal law → criminal procedure → |
| majorityOpinionBy |
Byron White
NERFINISHED
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Lewis F. Powell Jr. → Potter Stewart NERFINISHED → |
| originatedFromCourt |
Supreme Court of Georgia
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| overruledCaseInPart |
Furman v. Georgia
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| precededBy |
Furman v. Georgia
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| resultedIn |
reinstatement of the death penalty in the United States under revised statutes
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| yearDecided |
1976
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Furman v. Georgia
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Jackson v. Georgia → William Henry Furman → |
relatedCase |
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Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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centralIssueInCase |
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United States Supreme Court cases of the Burger Court
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hasNotableCase |
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Branch v. Texas
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relatedToCase |