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Caldwell Vs. Mississippi

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  • US Supreme Court
  • Jun 11, 1985

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  1. Michigan Vs. Long US Supreme Court · Jul 06, 1983
  2. Lockett Vs. Ohio US Supreme Court · Jul 03, 1978
  3. Gardner Vs. Florida US Supreme Court · Mar 22, 1977
  4. Maggio Vs. Williams US Supreme Court · Nov 07, 1983
  5. Eddings Vs. Oklahoma US Supreme Court · Jan 19, 1982
  6. Godfrey Vs. Georgia US Supreme Court · May 19, 1980
  7. Donnelly Vs. Dechristoforo US Supreme Court · May 13, 1974
  8. Barefoot Vs. Estelle US Supreme Court · Jul 06, 1983
  9. U.S. 320 (1985) U.S. Supreme Court Caldwell v. Mississippi
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  10. U.S. 320 (1985) Caldwell v. Mississippi
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  11. the conviction, but affirmed the death sentence by an equally divided court, rejecting, in reliance on California v. Ramos
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  12. Woodson v. North
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  13. the jury's deliberations because of anything defense counsel said. Pp. 472 U. S. 336 -337. 5. Donnelly v. DeChristoforo
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  14. JUSTICE BLACKMUN, and JUSTICE STEVENS, delivered an opinion with respect to Part IV-A, concluding that California v. Ramos
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  15. the sentence by an equally divided court. 443 So.2d 806 (1983). Relying on this Court's decision in California v. Ramos
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  16. issue because the decision of the Mississippi Supreme Court rests on adequate and independent state grounds. See Herb v. Pitcairn
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  17. have relied on the procedural bar as an independent basis for its disposition of the case. See Ulster County Court v. Allen
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  18. Prueitt v. State
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  19. plain error. . . .' Bell v. State
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  20. in other capital cases, where it has a number of times declined to invoke procedural bars. See, e.g., Williams v. State
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  21. Culberson v. State
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  22. where counsel failed to follow Rule requiring prior objections to jury instructions). Given the standards of Michigan v. Long
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  23. process should facilitate the responsible and reliable exercise of sentencing discretion. See, e.g., Eddings v. Oklahoma
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  24. specific human being should die at the hands of the State. Thus, as long ago as the pre- Furman case of McGautha v. California
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  25. Carolina, supra, at 428 U. S. 305 (plurality opinion). See also Eddings v. Oklahoma
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  26. correctly assume that a sentence of life in prison could not be increased to a death sentence on appeal. See Arizona v. Rumsey
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  27. guidance as to how their judgment should be exercised, leaving them with substantial discretion. See, e.g., Eddings v. Oklahoma
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  28. this has been the view of almost all of the State Supreme Courts that have dealt with this question since Furman v. Georgia
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  29. that arguments very similar to that used here are sufficiently improper to merit vacating a death sentence. See Wiley v. State
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  30. Williams v. State
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  31. the death sentence should be upheld despite the prosecutor's comments. First, the State argues that, under California v. Ramos
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  32. to defense counsel's arguments. Last, the State asserts that an application of this Court's decision in Donnelly v. DeChristoforo
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  33. A Both respondent and the prevailing justices of the Mississippi Supreme Court interpreted California v. Ramos
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  34. argument regarding the context of the prosecutor's comments by arguing that, under this Court's decision in Donnelly v. DeChristoforo
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  35. Id. at 416 U. S. 643 (citing Griffin v. California
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  36. Page 472 U. S. 341 v. This
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  37. assistance would be beneficial, we find no deprivation of due process in the trial judge's decision. Cf. Ake v. Oklahoma
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  38. Barefoot v. Estelle
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  39. Hawes v. State
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  40. Fleming v. State
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  41. State v. Willie
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  42. State v. Jones
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  43. State v. White
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  44. U.S. Supreme Court Caldwell v. Mississippi
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  45. See Herb v. Pitcairn
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  46. See Ulster County Court v. Allen
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  47. Bell v. State
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  48. of Michigan v. Long
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  49. of McGautha v. California
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  50. See Arizona v. Rumsey
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