Supreme Court· 5/20/1991

Lankford v. Idaho

Citations

500 U.S. 110
111 S. Ct. 1723
114 L. Ed. 2d 173
1991 U.S. LEXIS 2786

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holding that a defendant must have notice that the trial court might sentence him to death
holding that adequate notice to seek death penalty is required under Due Process Clause for the State to seek a death sentence
holding that a defendant must have notice that the trial court might sentence him to death
holding that the defendant’s due process rights to notice were violated when a judge imposed a capital sentence even though the State took the position that it would not seek the death penalty
holding that the defendant’s due process rights to notice were violated when a judge imposed a capital sentence even though the State took the position that it would not seek the death penalty
holding that the defendant’s due process rights to notice were violated when a judge imposed a capital sentence even though the State took the position that it would not seek the death penalty

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

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