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 |
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.