29 So. 3d 1010 - Barnes v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2010
Citation profile
16
cited by 16 later decisions
1
states following
January 2019
most recently cited
2 federal appellate · 13 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Crawford v. Washington · Faretta v. California · Gregg v. Georgia · Furman v. Georgia · Eddings v. Oklahoma
Most-quoted passages
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“We decline to hold, as [Petitioner] requests, that a trial court may never consider other mitigation contained in the record or appoint special mitigation counsel to assist the court, where a pro se defendant's refusal to present mitigating evidence impedes or prevents the trial court's exercise of its constitutional duty to provide individualized sentencing.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“scrutinize[s] the plea to ensure that the defendant was made aware of the consequences of his plea, was apprised of the constitutional rights he was waiving, and [pleaded] guilty voluntarily.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“In reviewing a death sentence for proportionality, we ensure that the death penalty is 'reserved only for those cases where the most aggravating and least mitigating circumstances exist.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
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