Hutto v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “On appeal, this Court will give great deference to trial judges in the sound exercise of their discretion in the admission of photographs. Though this discretion is not unlimited, it is considerable, and we will reverse a trial judge's decision to admit a photograph only if he abused that discretion.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Welford Lee McCarty v. State of Mississippi

2. “Additional factors that may be considered under the [heinous, atrocious, or cruel] aggravator include whether the defendant inflicted physical pain before death, the mental anguish and physical torture suffered by the victim prior to death, and the vulnerability of the victim.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Abdur Rahim Ambrose v. State of Mississippi

3. “photographs of a victim have evidentiary value when they aid in describing the circumstances of the killing, describe the location of the body and cause of death, or supplement or clarify witness testimony.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Welford Lee McCarty v. State of Mississippi