Lowenfield v. Phelps, No. 86-6867 (U.S. Supreme Court) (484 U.S. 231; 108 S.Ct. 546) (January 13, 1988) (Justice Rehnquist)
In this case the Court considered the constitutionality of an Allen charge given during jury deliberations in the penalty phase of a capital case. Here, during the second day of deliberations, the jury indicated to the trial judge that it "was unable to reach a decision at that time, and ...
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