Penry v. Lynaugh

492 US 302, 109 S. Ct. 2934, 106 L. Ed. 2d 256 - Supreme Court, 1989 - Google Scholar
… statute permitted the defendant to introduce evidence of … of this evidence in answering the second
special issue … petitioner had introduced mitigating evidence about his background or …
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Payne v. Tennessee

501 US 808, 111 S. Ct. 2597, 115 L. Ed. 2d 720 - Supreme Court, 1991 - Google Scholar
… in this case could not constitutionally be introduced during the … about the victim could be equated
with introduction of evidence … Just as the defendant is entitled to introduce any relevant …
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New York Times Co. v. Sullivan

376 US 254, 84 S. Ct. 710, 11 L. Ed. 2d 686 - Supreme Court, 1964 - Google Scholar
… In answer to a special question, the jury found that the plaintiff had … argument, however, is not
responsive to the real issue presented by … [3] Approximately 394 copies of the edition of the …
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Atkins v. Virginia

536 US 304, 122 S. Ct. 2242, 153 L. Ed. 2d 335 - Supreme Court, 2002 - Google Scholar
… the penalty 308 phase of the trial, the State introduced victim impact … retarded defendants in the
aggregate face a special risk of … it does not even have support in current social attitudes …
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Gregg v. Georgia

428 US 153, 96 S. Ct. 2909, 49 L. Ed. 2d 859 - Supreme Court, 1976 - Google Scholar
… latitude as to the types of evidence that he may introduce … Are there any special facts about this
defendant that mitigate … So long as the 204 evidence introduced and the arguments made …
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Lockett v. Ohio

438 US 586, 98 S. Ct. 2954, 57 L. Ed. 2d 973 - Supreme Court, 1978 - Google Scholar
… Thus, the defense did not introduce any evidence to … from mandatory death sentences marked
an enlightened introduction of flexibility … was "no such limiting language introducing the list …
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Teague v. Lane

489 US 288, 109 S. Ct. 1060, 103 L. Ed. 2d 334 - Supreme Court, 1989 - Google Scholar
… truth, the Court's assertion of power to disregard current law in … jury venire cannot be composed
only of special segments of … dictated by prior cases, nor would the introduction of perjured …
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Ring v. Arizona

536 US 584, 122 S. Ct. 2428, 153 L. Ed. 2d 556 - Supreme Court, 2002 - Google Scholar
… The aggravating factors at issue in Walton, he suggested … & Fessenden, Absence of Executions:
A special report, States … Post-Furman Era: An Empirical and Legal Overview, With Recent …
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Furman v. Georgia

408 US 238, 92 S. Ct. 2726, 33 L. Ed. 2d 346 - Supreme Court, 1972 - Google Scholar
… virtually unanimous condemnation of the penalty at issue," then, "[l … charged with capital offenses
are granted special considerations." Ibid … result of this movement is our current system of …
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Estelle v. Smith

451 US 454, 101 S. Ct. 1866, 68 L. Ed. 2d 359 - Supreme Court, 1981 - Google Scholar
… Respondent, however, introduced no psychiatric evidence, nor had he … where a defendant intends
to introduce psychiatric evidence … not be construed to authorize the introduction of any …
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