Spaziano v. Florida, No. 83-5596 (U.S. Supreme Court) (468 U.S. 447; 104 S.Ct. 3154) (July 2, 1984) (Justice Blackmun)
Court made clear that the Sixth Amendment has never been thought to guarantee a right to jury trial determination of the appropriate punishment to be imposed on an individual. (Id., at 459).
This case presented questions regarding the administration of Florida's capital sentencing statute. In particular, the petitioner challenged the ...
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