Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 1968

Gregg v. United States

Decided April 2, 1969. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 453 · 394 U.S. 489 (1969) · Cited 204 times

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Decided 9–0.

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