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Davis v. Georgia, 429 U.S. 122 (1976)
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Davis v. Georgia, 429 U.S. 122 (1976)
Davis v. Georgia No. 76-5403 Decided December 6, 1976 429 U.S. 122
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
TO THE SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA
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Petitioner’s death sentence for murder cannot be carried out where one prospective juror was excluded from the jury for cause for merely expressing scruples against the death penalty, rather than being irrevocably committed to vote against it. Witherspoon v. Illinois, 391 U.S. 510.
Certiorari granted; 236 Ga. 804, 225 S.E.2d 241, reversed and remanded.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Davis v. Georgia, 429 U.S. 122 (1976) in 429 U.S. 122 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=G24HY4Z9F8TD9K7.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Davis v. Georgia, 429 U.S. 122 (1976), in 429 U.S. 122, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=G24HY4Z9F8TD9K7.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Davis v. Georgia, 429 U.S. 122 (1976). cited in 1976, 429 U.S. 122. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=G24HY4Z9F8TD9K7.
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