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Solesbee v. Balcom, 339 U.S. 9 (1950)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Solesbee v. Balcom, 339 U.S. 9 (1950)
Solesbee v. Balcom No. 77 Argued November 15, 1949 Decided February 20, 1950 339 U.S. 9
APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA
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Where a state policy is against execution of a condemned convict who has become insane after conviction and sentence, it is not a denial of due process under the Fourteenth Amendment to vest discretionary authority in the Governor (aided by physicians) to determine whether a condemned convict has become insane after sentence and, if so, whether he should be committed to an insane asylum -- even though the Governor’s decision is not subject to judicial review and the statute makes no provision for an adversary hearing at which the convict may appear in person or by counsel or through friends and cross-examine witnesses and offer evidence. Pp. 9-14.
205 Ga. 122, 52 S.E.2d 433, affirmed.
In a habeas corpus proceeding, a Georgia trial court sustained the constitutional validity of Ga.Code § 27-2602, which leaves determination of sanity after conviction of a capital offense to the Governor, supported by the report of physicians. The Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed. 205 Ga. 122, 52 S.E.2d 433. On appeal to this Court, affirmed, p. 14.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Solesbee v. Balcom, 339 U.S. 9 (1950) in 339 U.S. 9 Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=24ZSEZASPAZ3E9H.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Solesbee v. Balcom, 339 U.S. 9 (1950), in 339 U.S. 9, Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=24ZSEZASPAZ3E9H.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Solesbee v. Balcom, 339 U.S. 9 (1950). cited in 1950, 339 U.S. 9. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=24ZSEZASPAZ3E9H.
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