General
Spencer v. Georgia; and Smith, aka Machetti v. Georgia
429 U.S. 932·Supreme Court of the United States·1976
Mr. Justice Brennan and Mr. Justice Marshall would grant certiorari and vacate judgments insofar as they leave undisturbed the sentence of death.
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Opinion
No. 76-5284.
No. 76-5373.
Spencer v. Georgia; and Smith, aka Machetti v. Georgia.
[MAJORITY]
Sup. Ct. Ga. Certiorari denied. See Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U. S. 153, 227 (1976) (Brennan, J., dissenting); id., at 231 (Marshall, J., dissenting).
Mr. Justice Brennan and Mr. Justice Marshall would grant certiorari and vacate judgments insofar as they leave undisturbed the sentence of death.