aggravating-evidence
3 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-5038 | Kurt Michaels v. Ron Davis, Warden, et al. | Ninth Circuit | 2023-07-05 | Denied | Relisted (13)IFP | aggravating-evidence appellate-review capital-case confession confession-evidence cumulative-error harmless-error harmless-error-analysis jury-deliberation jury-deliberations ninth-circuit-review | Whether a court reviewing a cold record in a capital case may determine that the effect of an erroneously admitted confession and other improper aggra… |
| 21-6822 | James Edward Barber v. John Q. Hamm, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections | Eleventh Circuit | 2022-01-12 | Denied | IFP | aggravating-evidence capital-sentencing ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jury-instructions mental-health-evidence mitigation-evidence prejudice prejudice-standard split-verdict | What is the proper legal standard for assessing the prejudice resulting from deficient assistance of counsel in capital sentencing proceedings, partic… |
| 18-1109 | James Erin McKinney v. Arizona | Arizona | 2019-02-26 | Judgment Issued | Amici (14)Relisted (2) | aggravating-evidence arizona-supreme-court criminal-procedure death-penalty eddings-precedent eddings-v-oklahoma mitigating-evidence resentencing sentencing sentencing-review | Whether the Arizona Supreme Court was required to apply current law when weighing mitigating and aggravating evidence to determine whether a death sen… |