The first case following the reinstatement of the death penalty to test the requirements of "heightened standards of reliability" was:

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Beck v. Alabama was the first case following the reinstatement of the death penalty that tested the requirements of "heightened standards of reliability." This case addressed the constitutionality of a statute that prohibited the jury from considering lesser included offenses in capital cases, which could potentially lead to a death sentence even if the jury had doubts about the defendant's guilt of the capital offense. The Supreme Court ruled that this was inconsistent with the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, emphasizing the need for reliability in capital sentencing.

The First Case Following the Reinstatement of the Death Penalty