California v. Anderson

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:citation 6 Cal.3d 628
gptkbp:date February 18, 1972
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_California
gptkbp:effect Invalidated all death sentences in California at the time
gptkbp:heldBy Death penalty as then administered in California was unconstitutional
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label California v. Anderson
gptkbp:legalSubject gptkb:Eighth_Amendment
death penalty
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy Chief Justice Donald R. Wright
gptkbp:state gptkb:California
gptkbp:subsequentHistory California voters reinstated the death penalty via Proposition 17 in 1972
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Donald_Wright
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7