McCleskey v. Kemp
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mccleskey-v-kemp-238-1860224
title:
McCleskey v. Kemp
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McCleskey v. Kemp, 481 U.S. 279 (1987), is a United States Supreme Court case, in which the death sentence of Warren McCleskey for armed robbery and murder was upheld. The Court said the "racially disproportionate impact" in the Georgia death penalty indicated by a comprehensive scientific study was not enough to mitigate a death penalty determination without showing a "racially discriminatory purpose." McCleskey has been described as the "most far-reaching post-Gregg challenge to capital senten
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1987 United States Supreme Court case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCleskey_v._Kemp
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2024-04-26T00:59:18Z
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