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Citation: 446 U.S. 420

1. Godfrey v. Ga., No. 78-6899 , SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, February 20, 1980, Argued , May 19, 1980, Decided

OVERVIEW: A death sentence based upon a finding that a murder was "outrageously or wantonly vile, horrible, and inhuman" was invalid as arbitrary and capricious because there was no implication of any restraint for the sentence.


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