Supreme Court· 4/23/1990

Boyde v. California

Citations

494 U.S. 370
110 S. Ct. 1190
108 L. Ed. 2d 316
1990 U.S. LEXIS 1180

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holding that the “shall impose” language of California’s death penalty sentencing instructions does not violate the Eighth Amendment
holding that the \shall impose\ language of California's death penalty sentencing instructions does not violate the Eighth Amendment
holding that the Constitution requires that the jury be able to consider and give effect to all relevant mitigating evidence offered by the defendant
holding that the Constitution requires that the jury be able to consider and give effect to all relevant mitigating evidence offered by the defendant
holding that the Constitution requires that the jury be able to consider and give effect to all relevant mitigating evidence offered by the defendant
holding that Boyde’s strength of character in the face of adversity was considered evidence that “excused” the gravity of the crime under factor (k)

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Judges: Rehnquist, White, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Marshall, Brennan, Blackmun, Stevens

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