for The Cincinnati Bar Association
1. Maynard v. Cartwright, No. 87-519 , SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, April 19, 1988, Argued , June 6, 1988, Decided
OVERVIEW: Aggravating circumstance for determination of whether a murder defendant should get the death penalty was unconstitutionally vague when it turned on whether the crime was "especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel."
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