Case: Beck v. Alabama
Abbreviation: Beck v. Alabama
Decision Date: 1979-10-09
Docket Number: No. 78-6621
Citation: 444 U.S. 897
Volume: 444
Reporter: United States Reports
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: Beck v. Alabama.
Judges: 
Pages: 897–897

Head Matter:
No. 78-6621.
Beck v. Alabama.

Opinion:
Sup. Ct. Ala. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to the question presented by the Court: May a sentence of death constitutionally be imposed after a jury verdict of guilt of a capital offense, when the jury was not permitted to consider a verdict of guilt of a lesser included non-capital offense, and when the evidence would have supported such a verdict?