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Davis v. Georgia; Spraggins v. Georgia; Collins v. Georgia; Baker v. Georgia; Hamilton v. Georgia; and Brooks v. Georgia, 1980 — 446 U.S. 961 · caselaw · US
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Davis v. Georgia; Spraggins v. Georgia; Collins v. Georgia; Baker v. Georgia; Hamilton v. Georgia; and Brooks v. Georgia
446 U.S. 961·Supreme Court of the United States·1980
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Opinion
No. 78-6891.
No. 79-5032.
No. 79-5188.
No. 79-5567.
No. 79-5904.
No. 79-6330.
Davis v. Georgia; Spraggins v. Georgia; Collins v. Georgia; Baker v. Georgia; Hamilton v. Georgia; and Brooks v. Georgia.
[MAJORITY]
Sup. Ct. Ga. Motions of petitioners for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and cer-tiorari granted. Judgments vacated insofar as they leave undisturbed the death penalties imposed, and cases remanded for further consideration in light of Godfrey v. Georgia, ante, p. 420. Reported below: No. 78-6891, 242 Ga. 901, 252 S. E. 2d 443; No. 79-5032, 243 Ga. 73, 252 S. E. 2d 620; No. 79-5188, 243 Ga. 291, 253 S. E. 2d 729; No. 79-5567, 243 Ga. 710, 257 S. E. 2d 192; No. 79-5904, 244 Ga. 145, 259 S. E. 2d 81; No. 79-6330, 244 Ga. 574, 261 S. E. 2d 379.