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Payne Vs. Tennessee
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- Jun 27, 1991
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U.S. 808 (1991) U.S. Supreme Court Payne v. TennesseeSearch
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U.S. 808 (1991) Payne v. TennesseeSearch
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of the grandmother's testimony and the State's closing argument violated his Eighth Amendment rights under Booth v. MarylandSearch
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U. S. 496 , and South Carolina v. GathersSearch
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Court in Booth, supra at 482 U. S. 504 , misread Page 501 U. S. 809 the statement in Woodson v. NorthSearch
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As Gregg v. GeorgiaSearch
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but a class of evidence that must be received, i.e., any relevant, nonprejudicial material, see Barefoot v. EstelleSearch
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relevant mitigating evidence a capital defendant may introduce concerning his own circumstances. See, e.g., Eddings v. OklahomaSearch
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trial fundamentally unfair, the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause provides a mechanism for relief. See Darden v. WainwrightSearch
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Court has never felt constrained to follow precedent when governing decisions are unworkable or badly reasoned, Smith v. AllwrightSearch
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particularly in constitutional cases, where correction through legislative action is practically impossible, Burnet v. CoronadoSearch
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have defied consistent application by the lower courts, see, e.g., State v. HuertasSearch
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CHIEF JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court. In this case, we reconsider our holdings in Booth v. MarylandSearch
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U. S. 496 (1987), and South Carolina v. GathersSearch
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s closing argument constituted prejudicial violations of his rights under the Eighth Amendment as applied in Booth v. MarylandSearch
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U.S. at 482 U. S. 504 (quoting Woodson v. NorthSearch
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U.S. at 482 U. S. 502 (quoting Zant v. StephensSearch
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U.S. at 482 U. S. 502 (quoting Enmund v. FloridaSearch
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second defendant participates does not result in the death of a victim, the death penalty may not be imposed. Tison v. ArizonaSearch
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authority has always been free to consider a wide range of Page 501 U. S. 821 relevant material. Williams v. NewSearch
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of capital sentencing, prior to Booth, the joint opinion of Justices Stewart, Powell, and STEVENS in Gregg v. GeorgiaSearch
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harm caused by a particular crime -- is of recent origin, this fact hardly renders it unconstitutional. Williams v. FloridaSearch
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that the defendant proffers in support of a sentence less than death. Eddings v. OklahomaSearch
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U. S. 104 , 455 U. S. 114 (1982). See also Skipper v. SouthSearch
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received. Any doubt on the matter is dispelled by comparing the language in Woodson with the language from Gregg v. GeorgiaSearch
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U. S. 279 , 481 U. S. 305 -306 (1987). But, as we noted in California v. RamosSearch
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fundamentally unfair, the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment provides a mechanism for relief. See Darden v. WainwrightSearch
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cost of the crime of which the defendant stands convicted. We reaffirm the view expressed by Justice Cardozo in Snyder v. MassachusettsSearch
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on judicial decisions, and contributes to the actual and perceived integrity of the judicial process. See Vasquez v. HillerySearch
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Burnet v. CoronadoSearch
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at their acme in cases involving property and contract rights, where reliance interests are involved, see Swift & Co. v. WickhamSearch
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State Land Bd. v. CorvallisSearch
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United States v. TitleSearch
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The Genesee Chief v. FitzhughSearch
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U.S. at 486 U. S. 395 -396 (REHNQUIST, C.J., dissenting). See also State v. HertasSearch
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U. S. 637 (1971) (overruling Kesler v. DepartmentSearch
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U.S. Supreme Court Payne v. TennesseeSearch
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Booth v. MarylandSearch
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and South Carolina v. GathersSearch
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Woodson v. NorthSearch
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