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Kansas v. Marsh, No. 04-1170 (U.S. Supreme Court) (548 U.S. 163; 126 S.Ct. 2516) (June 26, 2006) (Justice Thomas)

Loaded on June 1, 2006 published in Punch and Jurists May 29, 2006
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Weight of the Evidence.

This death penalty case exemplifies the huge philosophical divide on the Supreme Court over capital punishment. Here, a 5-to-4 majority (consisting of Justices Thomas, Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy and Alito) held that Kansas' capital sentencing statute, which requires the imposition of the death penalty when the sentencing jury determines that …

 

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  1. Kansas v. Marsh, No. 04-1170 (U.S. Supreme Court) (548 U.S. 163; 126 S.Ct. 2516) (June 26, 2006) (Justice Thomas)
  2. Sanchez-Llamas v. Oregon, No. 04-10566 (U.S. Supreme Court) (548 U.S. 331; 126 S.Ct. 2669) (June 28, 2006) (Justice (John G.) Roberts)
  3. Beard v. Banks, No. 04-1739 (U.S. Supreme Court) (548 U.S. 521; 126 S.Ct. 2572) (June 28, 2006) (Justice Breyer)
  4. Clark v. Arizona, No. 05-5966 (U.S. Supreme Court) (548 U.S. 735; 126 S.Ct. 2709) (June 29, 2006) (Justice Souter)

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