for THE FLORIDA BAR
1. Caldwell v. Mississippi, No. 83-6607, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, February 25, 1985, Argued , June 11, 1985, Decided
OVERVIEW: Capital sentence did not meet heightened standard of reliability required by Eighth Amendment where sentencing jury was led to believe that responsibility for determining appropriateness of sentence was with appellate court.
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