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Hopper Vs. Evans
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- US Supreme Court
- May 24, 1982
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U.S. 605 (1982) U.S. Supreme Court Hopper v. EvansSearch
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U.S. 605 (1982) Hopper v. EvansSearch
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appeal, the Alabama statute precluding lesser included offense instructions in capital cases was invalidated in Beck v. AlabamaSearch
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U. S. 625 . The Court of Appeals then reversed the District Court, concluding that Beck v. AlabamaSearch
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possibility that a lesser included offense instruction might have been warranted. The Court of Appeals misread Beck v. AlabamaSearch
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offense. B Under Alabama law, capital punishment may be imposed only after conviction by a jury. Prothro v. StateSearch
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him guilty only if the State had proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt. Prior to this Court's judgment in Beck v. AlabamaSearch
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circumstances. The conviction and sentence were subject to automatic appeal, and were affirmed on review. Evans v. StateSearch
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rejected respondent's arguments, noting that respondent had confessed at least four times to shooting Nassar. Evans v. BrittonSearch
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F.Supp. 707, 711-712 (1979). Subsequently, in Beck v. AlabamaSearch
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purporting to rely on Beck, reversed the District Page 456 U. S. 610 Court's denial of relief. Evans v. BrittonSearch
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discretion in capital cases is channelled so that arbitrary and capricious results are avoided. See, e.g., Roberts v. LouisianaSearch
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Woodson v. NorthSearch
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and id. at 408 U. S. 398 -399 (BURGER, C.J., dissenting). In Roberts v. LouisianaSearch
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Fulghum v. StateSearch
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Keeble v. UnitedSearch
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did not prejudice respondent Page 456 U. S. 614 in any way, and a new trial is not warranted. See Chapman v. CaliforniaSearch
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is in all circumstances cruel and unusual punishment prohibited by the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. See Gregg v. GeorgiaSearch
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U.S. Supreme Court Hopper v. EvansSearch
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Beck v. AlabamaSearch
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Prothro v. StateSearch
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Evans v. StateSearch
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Nassar. Evans v. BrittonSearch
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See Chapman v. CaliforniaSearch
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the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. See Gregg v. GeorgiaSearch
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