for The Cincinnati Bar Association
1. Boyde v. California, No. 88-6613, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, November 28, 1989, Argued , March 5, 1990, Decided
OVERVIEW: A state court verdict imposing the death sentence was proper because the instructions challenged by defendant did not direct the jury to preclude consideration of defendant's relevant mitigating evidence in violation of the Eighth Amendment.
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