State v. Steele’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
February 2006
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Ring v. Arizona · 845 So. 2d 41 - Kormondy v. State · 637 So. 2d 921 - Vining v. State · 855 So. 2d 636 - Allstate Ins. Co. v. Hodges · State v. Richman
Most-quoted passages
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“(1) Does a trial court depart from the essential requirements of law, in a death penalty case, by requiring the state to provide pre-guilt or pre-penalty phase notice of aggravating factors? (2) Does a trial court depart from the essential requirements of law, in a death penalty case, by using a penalty phase special verdict form that details the jurors' determination concerning aggravating factors found by the jury?”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Ring does not require either notice of the aggravating factors that the State will present at sentencing or a special verdict form indicating the aggravating factors found by the jury.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Florida law does not specifically prohibit a trial judge from using a special verdict form such as the one ordered here.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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