Ronald Jackson v. Richard L. Dugger, as Secretary, Department of Corrections, State of Florida

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• jury instructed that “death is presumed to be the proper sentence” unless aggravating factors are “overridden” by mitigating factors
• jury instructed that \death is presumed to be the proper sentence\ unless aggravating factors are \overridden\ by mitigating factors
• police administered Miranda warnings three times over six hours, but invocation preceded their second attempt to interrogate by six hours; police immediately ceased questioning upon suspect’s invocation of right to remain silent
• no constitutional violation where authorities advised defendant of Miranda rights six times in a six-hour period between arrest and confession because officers immediately ceased questioning when defendant invoked his right to silence

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