Supreme Court of the United States
Abdul-Kabir v. Quarterman
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- Type
- 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
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | John Paul Stevens | April 25, 2007 |
| Dissent | Not attributed | April 25, 2007 |