Mr. Justice Powell delivered the opinion of the Court. Petitioner, Leon Chambers, was tried by a jury in a Mississippi trial court and convicted of murdering a policeman. The jury assessed punishment at life imprisonment, and the Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed, one justice dissenting. <a href="/opinion/1710280/chambers-v-state/" aria-description="Citation for case: C…
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