Kansas v. Marsh
2006 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kansas v. Marsh, 548 U.S. 163 (2006), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a Kansas death penalty statute was consistent with the United States Constitution. The statute in question provided for a death sentence when the aggravating factors and mitigating factors were of equal weight.[1]
Quick Facts Kansas v. Marsh, Argued December 7, 2005Reargued April 25, 2006 Decided June 26, 2006 ...
Kansas v. Marsh | |
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Argued December 7, 2005 Reargued April 25, 2006 Decided June 26, 2006 | |
Full case name | Kansas v. Michael Lee Marsh, II |
Docket no. | 04-1170 |
Citations | 548 U.S. 163 (more) 126 S. Ct. 2516; 165 L. Ed. 2d 429 |
Holding | |
The Eighth Amendment does not prohibit states from imposing the death penalty when aggravating and mitigating sentencing factors are in equipoise. Kansas Supreme Court reversed and remanded. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Thomas, joined by Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito |
Concurrence | Scalia |
Dissent | Stevens |
Dissent | Souter, joined by Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. VIII |
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