1. Hildwin v. Florida, No. 88-6066, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, May 30, 1989, Decided
OVERVIEW: A trial judge could impose the death penalty on defendant, who was convicted of murder, regardless of the jury's advisory verdict because the Sixth Amendment did not require that the jury make the specific findings authorizing a sentence of death.
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