Jurek v. Texas, No. 75-5394 (U.S. Supreme Court) (428 U.S. 262; 96 S.Ct. 2950) (July 2, 1976) (Justice Stevens)
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.
In this case, which was decided on ...
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