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Supreme Court· 5/30/2024

Thornell v. Jones

Citations

  • 602 U.S. 154

Oral argument

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How courts have described this case

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  • noting the analysis “requires an evaluation of the strength of all the evidence and a 30 ATKINS V. BEAN comparison of the weight of aggravating and mitigating factors”
  • finding no prejudice where state court already received testimony that the defendant “suffers from a major mental illness” and has “cognitive impairment,” even if not in the same level of detail, in light of the “weighty aggravating circumstances present”
  • “There is no reasonable chance that [the state] courts would reach a different result on a second look at essentially the same evidence.”
  • distinguishing Porter, Williams, Rompilla, and Wiggins

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Judges: Samuel Alito

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