Case Name: Godfrey v. Georgia
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1979-10-09
Citations: 444 U.S. 897
Docket Number: No. 78-6899
Parties: Godfrey v. Georgia.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 444
Pages: 897–897

Head Matter:
No. 78-6899.
Godfrey v. Georgia.

Opinion:
Sup. Ct. Ga. Motion of petitioner for leave to procéed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to the question presented by the Court: In affirming the imposition of the death sentence in this case, has the Georgia Supreme Court adopted such a broad and vague construction of Georgia Code Ann. § 27-2534.1 (b)(7) (specifying certain aggravating circumstances) as to violate the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution?