Dennis Councle McGautha
v.
California
v.
California
486, Misc.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Jun 1, 1970.
Cited by 16 opinions | Published
Sup. Ct. Cal. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to Question 1 presented by the petition which reads as follows:
“1., Does California’s practice of allowing capital trial juries absolute discretion, uncontrolled by standards or directions of any kind, to impose the death penalty upon a defendant convicted of the crime of murder violate the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?”
Case transferred to appellate docket.