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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 aggravating ...

 

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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. Clark v. Arizona, No. 05-5966 (U.S. Supreme Court) (548 U.S. 735; 126 S.Ct. 2709) (June 29, 2006) (Justice Souter)
  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. 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)

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