Supreme Court of the United States
Ayers v. Belmontes
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- Type
- Concurrence
- Filed
- Nov. 13, 2006
- Case
- Ayers v. Belmontes
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Scalia, with whom Justice Thomas joins, concurring. I adhere to my view that limiting a jury’s discretion to consider all mitigating evidence does not violate the Eighth Amendment. See Walton v. Arizona, 497 U. S. 639, 673 (1990) (Scalia, J., concurring in part and concurring in judgment). Even accepting the Court’s jurisprudence to the contrary, however, this is arguably an easy…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Anthony McLeod Kennedy | Nov. 13, 2006 |
| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | Nov. 13, 2006 |
| Dissent | Not attributed | Nov. 13, 2006 |