General
Berryhill v. Georgia
429 U.S. 1054·Supreme Court of the United States·1977
Mr. Justice Brennan and Mr. Justice Marshall would grant certiorari and vacate judgment insofar as it leaves undisturbed the sentence of death.
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Opinion
No. 76-5731.
Berryhill 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 judgment insofar as it leaves undisturbed the sentence of death.