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· 10/1/1984

Hanson v. Sanford

Citations

  • 469 U.S. 868
  • 105 S. Ct. 213
  • 83 L. Ed. 2d 143
  • 53 U.S.L.W. 3240
  • 1984 U.S. LEXIS 3759

How courts have described this case

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  • pecuniary gain factor upheld where defendant was at murder scene to rob victims and took a pickup truck
  • no mitigating circumstances found; death penalty affirmed upon findings that killings were done for pecuniary gain and in a depraved manner
  • capital murder in the commission of robbery, both future dangerousness and vileness found
  • Florida’s rule against collateral review of matters which should have been raised on direct appeal is an adequate ground under state law to bar federal habeas corpus review
  • prior cases for a discussion of \particularized intent to kill\.
  • nighttime burglary/intentional killing under § 13A-5-31[a][4]

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