Indiana Supreme Court· 12/10/1979

State v. McCormick

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397 N.E.2d 276
272 Ind. 272
1979 Ind. LEXIS 794

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introducing, at the capital sentencing phase, evidence of an unrelated murder, for which defendant was neither tried nor convicted, violates due process
introducing, at the capital sentencing phase, evidence of an unrelated murder, for which defendant was neither tried nor convicted, violates due process
expressing the concern that a jury which had already convicted defendant of murder would be tainted in passing on the likelihood of his having committed other like offenses
expressing the concern that a jury which had already convicted defendant of murder would be tainted in passing on the likelihood of his having committed other like offenses
expressing concern about already tainted jury deciding defendant’s guilt about prior unad-judicated offenses
statutory aggravating circumstance violates Due Process

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Judges: Pivarnik, Givan, Hunter, Prentice, Debruler

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