for The Hawall Bar Association
1. Clemons v. Mississippi, No. 88-6873, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, November 28, 1989, Argued , March 28, 1990, Decided
OVERVIEW: An appellate court was not precluded from reweighing the balance of aggravating and mitigating factors in the assessment of the death penalty rather than remanding for a jury decision after one factor the jury had considered was ruled invalid.
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