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Woods et al. v. Ohio
438 U.S. 910·Supreme Court of the United States·1978
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Opinion
No. 76-1308.
Woods et al. v. Ohio.
[MAJORITY]
Sup. Ct. Ohio. Motion of American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation, Inc., for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae and cer-tiorari granted. Judgment vacated insofar as it leaves undisturbed the death penalty imposed, and case remanded for further proceedings. See Lockett v. Ohio, ante, p. 586.