Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:argued_on |
January 11, 1977
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| gptkbp:case_analysis |
Examined societal standards of decency
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| gptkbp:case_number |
Appealed from Georgia Supreme Court
76-1458 |
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
5-4 ruling
Influenced public opinion on capital punishment Reduced death penalty sentences for non-homicidal crimes Coker's sentence commuted |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
Landmark decision in death penalty jurisprudence
|
| gptkbp:case_types |
Criminal law case
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| gptkbp:consequences |
Reform in death penalty statutes
|
| gptkbp:court |
Ernest Coker
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| gptkbp:crime_committed |
Rape
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
April 18, 1977 |
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
gptkb:Justice_Lewis_F._Powell_Jr. gptkb:Justice_Harry_Blackmun |
| gptkbp:effective_date |
June 29, 1977
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| gptkbp:events |
gptkb:1974
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Civil rights movement era
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Coker v. Georgia
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| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced future capital punishment cases
|
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
433 U. S. 584
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| gptkbp:is_standardized_by |
Cruel and unusual punishment standard
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| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Constitutional review
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| gptkbp:legal_framework |
Judicial restraint
Reevaluation of capital punishment laws Reversal of death sentence |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
gptkb:Eighth_Amendment
Death penalty for rape is excessive Rape does not warrant death penalty |
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
Proportionality in sentencing
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| gptkbp:legal_representation |
Public defender
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
Death penalty unconstitutional for rape
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| gptkbp:precedent |
gptkb:Atkins_v._Virginia
gptkb:Kennedy_v._Louisiana gptkb:Roper_v._Simmons Influenced state laws on capital punishment Limits on capital punishment |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_Byron_White
|
| gptkbp:public_reaction |
Debate on capital punishment
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| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Furman_v._Georgia
gptkb:Gregg_v._Georgia Cases involving sexual offenses |
| gptkbp:scholarly_analysis |
Legal scholars study implications
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Eighth Amendment protections against cruel and unusual punishment
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| gptkbp:state |
gptkb:Georgia
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Kennedy_v._Louisiana
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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