Sims v. Georgia

This case is before us for the second time. Last Term we granted certiorari to consider five constitutional questions raised by petitioner in challenging his conviction for rape and his accompanying death sentence. 384 U. S. 998 (1966). Because we decided the case on the ground that petitioner had not received the hearing on the vol-untariness of a confession introduced against him required by our decision in Jackson v. Denno, 378 U. S. 368 (1964), we did not reach the other issues argued by the parties. 385 U. S. 538 (1967).

On remand the case was submitted to the judge who had presided at…