Judges and Judiciary
Dec. 28, 2006
Hearing Evidence Isn't Necessarily Considering It
FORUM COLUMN - By Michael Halley - Controversy over the instructions given to California jurors for weighing mitigating evidence in capital cases has long plagued the courts.
By Michael Halley
Controversy over the instructions given to California jurors for weighing mitigating evidence in capital cases has long plagued the courts. The latest example is the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Ayers v. Belmontes, 2006 DJDAR 14923 (U.S. Sct. Nov. 13, 2006).
In 1982, Fernando Belmontes was convicted of murder in...
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