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Harris, 465 U.S. 37 (1984) — A state appellate court, before it affirms a death sentence, is not required to compare the sentence in the case before it with the penalties imposed in similar cases if requested to do so by the prisoner. Whitmore v. Arkansas, 495 U.S. 149 (1990) — Mandatory appellate review is not required in death penalty cases.
Kennedy v. Louisiana, 554 U.S. 407 (2008), is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States which held that the Eighth Amendment's Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause prohibits the imposition of the death penalty for a crime in which the victim did not die and the victim's death was not intended.
The State Supreme Court did not rule out the possibility that the state legislature could enact a constitutional death penalty statute in the future. [27] In April 2023, Governor Inslee signed SB 5087, which formally abolished capital punishment in Washington state and removed provisions for capital punishment from state law. [2] [1]
Oct. 4—Two candidates vying for a rare open seat on Washington's Supreme Court both believe their past experiences will help them make a change in the state. Longtime Seattle attorney Salvador ...
Bucklew v. Precythe, 587 U.S. 119 (2019), was a United States Supreme Court case regarding the standards for challenging methods of capital punishment under the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296 (2004), held that, in the context of mandatory sentencing guidelines under state law, the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial prohibited judges from enhancing criminal sentences based on facts other than those decided by the jury or admitted by the defendant.
In 2016, Delaware's death penalty statute was also struck down by its state supreme court. [61] In 2007, New Jersey became the first state to repeal the death penalty by legislative vote since Gregg v. Georgia, [62] followed by New Mexico in 2009, [63] [64] Illinois in 2011, [65] Connecticut in 2012, [66] [67] and Maryland in 2013. [68]
McCoy v. Louisiana, 584 U.S. 414 (2018), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held the Sixth Amendment guarantees a defendant the right to decide that the objective of his defense is to maintain innocence at all costs, even when counsel believes that admitting guilt offers the defendant the best chance to avoid the death penalty.