Jackson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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19 state decisions

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1. “the person murders more than one person during the same criminal transaction.” In 1993, the provision was renumbered to section 19.03(a)(7)(A). 3 . The petition presents the same claims presented in the first petition, all of which have been exhausted before the state courts. 4 . Petitioner’s written statement does not make any mention of this alleged provocation by either victim. The statement recites that petitioner shot at the walls and ceilings and did not think he had hit anyone. 5 . In Jackson , the trial court told a prospective juror, "There are some general guidelines that they talk about in that a person when he is sent to the penitentiary for any number of years, when he has served a third of his time or 20 years, calendar years, he is eligible for parole.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 867 F. Supp. 1268 - Hai Hai Vuong v. Collins