Skipper v. South Carolina
1986 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Skipper v. South Carolina, 476 U.S. 1 (1986), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the rule from Lockett v. Ohio (1978) dictated that mitigating evidence not be subject to limitations based on relevance.
Quick Facts Skipper v. South Carolina, Argued February 24, 1986 Decided April 29, 1986 ...
Skipper v. South Carolina | |
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Argued February 24, 1986 Decided April 29, 1986 | |
Full case name | Skipper v. South Carolina |
Citations | 476 U.S. 1 (more) 106 S. Ct. 1669; 90 L. Ed. 2d 1; 1986 U.S. LEXIS 145 |
Holding | |
The trial court's exclusion from the sentencing hearing of the testimony of the jailers and the visitor denied petitioner his right to place before the sentencing jury all relevant evidence in mitigation of punishment. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | White, joined by Brennan, Marshall, Blackmun, Stevens, O'Connor |
Concurrence | Powell, joined by Burger, Rehnquist |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amends. VIII, XIV |
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