Case: McGautha v. California
Abbreviation: McGautha v. California
Decision Date: 1970-06-01
Docket Number: No. 486
Citation: 398 U.S. 936
Volume: 398
Reporter: United States Reports
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: McGautha v. California.
Judges: 
Pages: 936–936

Head Matter:
No. 486,
Misc.
McGautha v. California.

Opinion:
Sup. Ct. Cal. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to Question 1 presented by the petition which reads as follows:
"1., Does California's practice of allowing capital trial juries absolute discretion, uncontrolled by standards or directions of any kind, to impose the death penalty upon a defendant convicted of the crime of murder violate the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?"
Case transferred to appellate docket.