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Proffitt Vs. Florida
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- US Supreme Court
- Jul 02, 1976
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U.S. 242 (1976) U.S. Supreme Court Proffitt v. FloridaSearch
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U.S. 242 (1976) Proffitt v. FloridaSearch
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attacks the constitutionality of the Florida capital sentencing procedure, that was enacted in response to Furman v. GeorgiaSearch
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crime and the character of the individual defendant. The Florida system resembles the Georgia system upheld in Gregg v. GeorgiaSearch
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may never be imposed under any circumstances consistent with the Eighth Amendment are without substance. See Gregg v. GeorgiaSearch
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ante at 428 U. S. 224 -225 (WHITE, J., concurring in judgment) and Roberts v. LouisianaSearch
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WHITE, J., dissenting). Pp. 428 U. S. 260 -261. MR JUSTICE BLACKMUN concurred in the judgment. See Furman v. GeorgiaSearch
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in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. We reject this argument for the reasons stated today in Gregg v. GeorgiaSearch
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ante at 428 U. S. 168 -187. III A In response to Furman v. GeorgiaSearch
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Tedder v. StateSearch
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So.2d 908, 910 (1975). Accord, Thompson v. StateSearch
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So.2d 1, 5 Page 428 U. S. 250 (1976). Cf. Spinkellink v. StateSearch
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State v. DixonSearch
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questions, which are not unlike Page 428 U. S. 252 those considered by a Georgia sentencing jury, see Gregg v. GeorgiaSearch
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Court has pointed out that jury sentencing in a capital case can perform an important societal function, Witherspoon v. IllinoisSearch
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Songer v. StateSearch
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So.2d 481, 484 (1975). See also Sullivan v. StateSearch
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not have been imposed. Indeed, it has vacated 8 of the 21 death sentences that it has reviewed to date. See Taylor v. StateSearch
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Lamadline v. StateSearch
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Slater v. StateSearch
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Swan v. StateSearch
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Halliwell v. StateSearch
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Thompson v. StateSearch
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Messer v. StateSearch
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ante at 428 U. S. 188 , quoting Furman v. GeorgiaSearch
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So.2d at 9. See also Alford v. StateSearch
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inadequate guidance to those charged with the duty of recommending or imposing sentences in capital cases. See Gregg v. GeorgiaSearch
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was found, Alvord v. StateSearch
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review with those of previous cases in which it has assessed the imposition of death sentences. See, e.g., Alford v. StateSearch
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Alvord v. StateSearch
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the Florida court has in effect adopted the type of proportionality review mandated by the Georgia statute. Cf. Gregg v. GeorgiaSearch
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imposed. See Furman v. GeorgiaSearch
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Proposed Official Draft, 1962) (set out in Gregg v. GeorgiaSearch
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considered a judge-imposed death sentence following a jury recommendation of life imprisonment. See, e.g., Thompson v. StateSearch
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Douglas v. StateSearch
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Dobbert v. StateSearch
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where the trial judge had simply listed six aggravating factors as justification for the sentence he imposed. Sawyer v. StateSearch
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preparation of a presentence investigation report to assist him in determining the appropriate sentence. See Swan v. StateSearch
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So.2d 481, 484 (1975). These reports frequently contain much information relevant to sentencing. See Gregg v. GeorgiaSearch
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The Courts 26 (1967). See also Gregg v. GeorgiaSearch
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when viewed in its entirety, will result in the capricious or arbitrary imposition of the death penalty. See Gregg v. GeorgiaSearch
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Hallman v. StateSearch
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Spinkellink v. StateSearch
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U.S. Supreme Court Proffitt v. FloridaSearch
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Furman v. GeorgiaSearch
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See Gregg v. GeorgiaSearch
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and Roberts v. LouisianaSearch
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See Furman v. GeorgiaSearch
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Accord, Thompson v. StateSearch
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