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Stewart v. Massachusetts, 408 U.S. 845 (1972)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Stewart v. Massachusetts, 408 U.S. 845 (1972)
Stewart v. Massachusetts No. 71-5446 Decided June 29, 1972 408 U.S. 845
APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT OF MASSACHUSETTS
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Imposition and carrying out of death penalty in this case held to constitute cruel and unusual punishment in violation of Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Furman. v. Georgia, ante, p. 238. ___ Mass. ___, 270 N.E.2d 811, vacated and remanded.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Stewart v. Massachusetts, 408 U.S. 845 (1972) in 408 U.S. 845 Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1WYHWUFS9G9X1ZF.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Stewart v. Massachusetts, 408 U.S. 845 (1972), in 408 U.S. 845, Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1WYHWUFS9G9X1ZF.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Stewart v. Massachusetts, 408 U.S. 845 (1972). cited in 1972, 408 U.S. 845. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1WYHWUFS9G9X1ZF.
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