Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Horton v. Georgia
Horton v. Ga., 459 U.S. 1188 (1983)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1983-01-24
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- upheld capital murder conviction of a defendant paid by a third party to murder the victim because the victim was a potential witness
- sole aggravating circumstance that defendant was in a place of lawful confinement
- murder to prevent a witness from testifying in a judicial proceeding
- statutorily required notice of aggravation given defendant before trial satisfies due process
- defendant eighteen; same history and sentence
Citator
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- Authority status
- pending
- Cited by
- 141 opinions
Sup. Ct. Ga.;
Sup. Ct. Mo.; and
Sup. Ct. Mo. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 82-5793, 249 Ga. 871, 295 S. E. 2d 281; No. 82-5834, 638 S. W. 2d 739; No. 82-5861, 638 S. W. 2d 726.