Petitioner in this case were sentenced to death. Imposition and carrying out of the death penalty in this case constitute cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Woodson v. North Carolina, ante, p. 280. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis in No. 75-5697 granted. Certiorari granted, judgments vacated, and case remanded to the Supreme Court of North Carolina for further proceedings in light of Mullaney...
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