| Court: | US Supreme Court |
| Facts: | Judge could sentence either to life in prison or death. |
| Posture: | Apparently, there was a conviction. |
| Issue: | What standards of evidence are applicable when judges gather information pursuant to sentencing? |
| Holding: | |
| Rule: | Unclear-- partial decision only. |
| Reasoning: | Judges need information for sentencing. Only thus can they pass more enlightened sentences. |
| Dicta: | |