Legal Opinion
Zant v. Stephens
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 27, 1982No. 38763PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gregory, Justice.
The Supreme Court of the United States certified a question to this court following the procedure provided in our Rule 36. (Code Ann. § 24-4536.)
The case giving rise to the question is one in which the penalty of death was imposed upon appellee by a trial court in this state and affirmed on appeal. Stephens v. State, 237 Ga. 259 (227 SE2d 261) (1976). The question certified is: “What are the premises of state law that support the conclusion that the death sentence in this case is not impaired by the invalidity of one of the statutory aggravating circumstances found by the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Bachellar v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by99 opinions
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