Humphries v. Ozmint’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

8 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “[Allowing the introduction of victim-impact evidence does not, and should not, open the door to evidence/argument ultimately allowing the jury to make a comparative inquiry between the victim and other victims in society, as the court in Payne apparently recognized. Put simply, clearly established Supreme Court precedent does not prohibit victim-to-defendant comparisons; they are inevitable in any capital case in which the jury is asked to assess the persuasive force of the defendant’s mitigating evidence and the victim-impact evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Hall v. Catoe

2. “[W]hen you look at the aggravation, when you look at the total lack of mitigation, I would submit, when you look at the character of this Defendant, and when you look at Dickie Smith, how profane when you look at all the circumstances of this crime and of this Defendant, how profane to give this man a gift of life under these circumstances”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Humphries v. Ozmint

3. “and was placed on probation. The solicitor pointed out that, because Humphries continued to be disobedient in school, he was brought before the family court on a probation violation and was released with stricter conditions imposed. The solicitor added that, at age fifteen, Humphries violated the terms of his probation and was”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Humphries v. Ozmint