Gregg v. Georgia
Supreme Court decision
By: Potter Stewart, William Brennan Jr., and Thurgood Marshall
Date: July 2, 1976
Source: Stewart, Potter, William Brennan Jr., and Thurgood Marshall. Gregg v. Georgia. 428 U.S. 153 (1976). Available online at http://laws.findlaw.com/us/428/153.html; website home page: http://www.findlaw.com (accessed April 16, 2003).
About the Authors: Potter Stewart (1915–1985) graduated from Yale Law School in 1941. He practiced law until he was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower (served 1953–1961) for the U.S. Court of Appeals in 1954 and then for the Supreme Court in 1958. He retired in 1981. William Brennan Jr. (1906–1997) graduated from Harvard Law School in 1931. After practicing law for nearly twenty years, he was appointed first to the New Jersey...
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