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Ninth Circuit· 10/8/1999

Lambright v. Stewart

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  • 191 F.3d 1181

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  • holding that the use of a dual jury procedure did not violate the defendants‟ due process rights in a capital murder trial
  • noting that Idaho statute requires courts to weigh each aggravating factor against all mitigating factors
  • finding no violation of due process or any other trial right in the use of dual juries in a capital case
  • finding no violation of due process or any other trial right in the use of dual juries in a capital case
  • upholding use where there was no due process violation and neither defendant “convincingly pointed to some other specific trial right which was compromised”
  • dual juries are permissible in capital cases so long as they comport with Due Process; denial of a motion to sever for antagonistic defenses not reversible without a showing of clear prejudice

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Judges: Browning, Fernandez, Graber, Hug, Kozinski, Law, Nelson, Reinhardt, Scannlain, Schroeder, Trott

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