429 So. 2d 1143 - Kimbrough v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
October 1987
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Dunn v. State · 414 So. 2d 993 - Ex Parte Allen · Jackson v. State · Cook v. United States · Wilson v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“Generally, if the jury, without statutory authority, makes a recommendation for clemency or leniency, it does not invalidate the verdict and it may be disregarded by the trial judge in imposing sentence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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