Supreme Court of Florida· 2/2/2006

State v. Steele

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921 So. 2d 538

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explaining that section 921.141, Florida Statutes, requires a finding of at least one aggravating circumstance to impose the death penalty
finding that no statute, rule of procedure, or decision of the Florida Supreme Court or United States Supreme Court compelled a trial court to require advance notice of aggravating factors
stating State must prove at least one aggravating circumstance beyond reasonable doubt to support death sentence
stating the question presented as “whether a judge may require such notice without violating a clearly established principle of law” (emphasis added)
“[T]he trial court alone must make detailed findings about the existence and weight of aggravating circumstances; it has no jury find- ings on which to rely”
\[T]o obtain a life sentence the defendant need not prove any mitigating circumstances at all.\

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