Jurek v. Texas, No. 75-5394 (U.S. Supreme Court) (428 U.S. 262; 96 S.Ct. 2950) (July 2, 1976) (Justice Stevens)
Loaded on June 24, 2000
published in Punch and Jurists
April 10, 2000
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Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
This case, decided on the same day as Gregg v. Georgia, affirmed that the death penalty, per se, does not violate the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the Constitution and that the defendant may present virtually any mitigating evidence to the jury.
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