Chapman v. California

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1967-03-27

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Mr. Justice Black delivered the opinion of the Court. Petitioners, Ruth. Elizabeth Chapman and Thomas LeRoy Teale, were convicted in a California state court *19 upon a charge that they robbed, kidnaped, and murdered a bartender. She was sentenced to life imprisonment and he to death. At the time of the trial, Art. I, § 13, of the State’s Constitution provided that “in any c…

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