Beck v. Alabama
1980 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Beck v. Alabama, 447 U.S. 625 (1980), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a jury must be allowed to consider lesser included offenses, not just capital offense or acquittal.
Quick Facts Beck v. Alabama, Argued February 20, 1980 Decided June 20, 1980 ...
Beck v. Alabama | |
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Argued February 20, 1980 Decided June 20, 1980 | |
Full case name | Beck v. Alabama |
Citations | 447 U.S. 625 (more) 100 S. Ct. 2382; 65 L. Ed. 2d 392; 1980 U.S. LEXIS 134 |
Holding | |
The death sentence may not constitutionally be imposed after a jury verdict of guilt of a capital offense where the jury was not permitted to consider a verdict of guilt of a lesser included offense. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Stevens, joined by Burger, Brennan, Stewart, Blackmun, and Powell |
Concurrence | Brennan |
Concurrence | Marshall |
Dissent | Rehnquist, joined by White |
Laws applied | |
Due Process |
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