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Opinion of the Court
Filed
April 25, 2007
Case
Abdul-Kabir v. Quarterman
Case status
Decided

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Justice Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court. Petitioner Jalil Abdul-Kabir, formerly known as Ted Calvin Cole,1 contends that there is a reasonable likelihood that the trial judge’s instructions to the Texas jury that sentenced him to death prevented jurors from giving meaningful consideration to constitutionally relevant mitigating evidence. He further contends that the jud…

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Other writings in this case

TypeAuthorFiled
Opinion John Paul Stevens April 25, 2007
Dissent Not attributed April 25, 2007