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Skipper Vs. South Carolina
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- Apr 29, 1986
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Skipper v. SouthSearch
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Carolina - 476 U.S. 1 (1986) U.S. Supreme Court Skipper v. SouthSearch
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Carolina, 476 U.S. 1 (1986) Skipper v. SouthSearch
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petitioner his right to place before the sentencing jury all relevant evidence in mitigation of punishment. Lockett v. OhioSearch
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time spent in jail. The trial court, however, ruled that, under the South Carolina Supreme Court's decision in State v. KoonSearch
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relevant mitigating evidence, and exclusion of such evidence was improper under this Court's decisions in Lockett v. OhioSearch
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U. S. 586 (1978), and Eddings v. OklahomaSearch
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future adaptability to prison life. State v. KoonSearch
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for purposes of capital sentencing, Jurek v. TexasSearch
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Barefoot v. EstelleSearch
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in prison seems to be drawn from the decision of the South Carolina Supreme Court in another case altogether, State v. KoonSearch
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is irrelevant to the sentencing determination. State v. PlathSearch
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I agree that petitioner's death sentence must be vacated, that result is not required by our decisions in Lockett v. OhioSearch
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S. 604 -605, but because petitioner was not allowed to rebut evidence and argument used against him. See Gardner v. FloridaSearch
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trial. The trial court excluded that evidence, relying on the Supreme Court of South Carolina's decision in State v. KoonSearch
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the exclusion of the proffered testimony violated due process. Ante at 476 U. S. 5 , n. 1. In Gardner v. FloridaSearch
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since held that similar evidence precludes application of the death penalty for precisely this reason. Enmund v. FloridaSearch
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S. 13 B It is useful to recall the origins of the rule the Court applies today. Ten years ago, in Woodson v. NorthSearch
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Id. at 428 U. S. 303 (plurality opinion). See also Roberts v. LouisianaSearch
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Woodson, supra, at 428 U. S. 304 . Cf. Enmund v. FloridaSearch
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and deterrence, and that these interests provide the necessary justification for imposing the death penalty. Gregg v. GeorgiaSearch
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supra, at 408 U. S. 313 (WHITE, J., concurring), quoted in Gregg v. GeorgiaSearch
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categories of evidence are too speculative or insubstantial to merit consideration by the sentencer. Cf. Barefoot v. EstelleSearch
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avoid execution based on irrelevant criteria, there is a far graver risk of injustice in executing others. See Furman v. GeorgiaSearch
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U.S. Supreme Court Skipper v. SouthSearch
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State v. KoonSearch
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and Eddings v. OklahomaSearch
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State v. PlathSearch
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See Gardner v. FloridaSearch
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In Gardner v. FloridaSearch
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Enmund v. FloridaSearch
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Woodson v. NorthSearch
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Cf. Enmund v. FloridaSearch
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Cf. Barefoot v. EstelleSearch
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See Furman v. GeorgiaSearch
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Roberts v. LouisianaSearch
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