1 F. Supp. 2d 986 - Tokar v. Bowersox’s Empirical Analysis
1998
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
December 1999
most recently cited
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Mapp v. Ohio · Coleman v. Thompson · Payton v. New York · Teague v. Lane
Most-quoted passages
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“In this case, the state produced compelling evidence of the defendant’s guilt. Petitioner’s accomplice testified against him at trial, and the jury reached a verdict of guilty in just over three hours. In the penalty phase, the jury had to find the existence of at least one of the two aggravating circumstances listed in the instructions. The juiy unanimously found both beyond a reasonable doubt. The jury then went on to find the existence of all eight of the aggravating circumstances (concerning previous offenses committed by petitioner) listed in Instruction 20. The jury returned its verdict assessing petitioner's punishment at death in a little over two hours.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Tokar v. Bowersox
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