Legal Opinion
Gardner v. Florida
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 22, 1977No. 74-6593PublishedCited by 1,852 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtJustice Stevens, joined by Justice Stewart and Justice Powell
Petitioner was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. When the trial judge imposed the death sentence he stated that he was relying in part on information in a presentence investigation report. Portions of the report were not disclosed to counsel for the parties. Without reviewing the confidential portion of the presentence report, the Supreme Court of Florida, over the dissent of two justices, affirmed the death sentence. 313 So. 2d 675 (1975). We conclude that this procedure does not satisfy the constitutional command that no person shall be deprived of life without due…
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