Legal Opinion
Bumper v. North Carolina
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 3, 1968No. 1016PublishedCited by 2,859 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewart
The petitioner was brought to trial in a North Carolina court upon a charge of rape, an offense punishable in that State by death unless the jury recommends life imprisonment.1 Among the items of evidence introduced by the prosecution at the trial was a .22-caliber rifle allegedly used in the commission of the crime. The jury found the petitioner guilty, but recommended a sentence of life imprisonment.2 The trial court imposed that sentence, and the Supreme Court of North Carolina affirmed the judgment.3 We granted certiorari4 to consider two separate constitutional claims pressed…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by2,859 opinions
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Carmouche v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
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