Lowenfield v. Phelps
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Lowenfield v. Phelps, 484 U.S. 231
(1988) is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the two jury polls and the supplemental charge did not impermissibly coerce the jury to return a death sentence
, and that the death sentence does not violate the Eighth Amendment
simply because the single statutory "aggravating circumstance" found by the jury duplicates an element of the underlying offense of first-degree murder.
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(1988) is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the two jury polls and the supplemental charge did not impermissibly coerce the jury to return a death sentence
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, and that the death sentence does not violate the Eighth Amendment
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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simply because the single statutory "aggravating circumstance" found by the jury duplicates an element of the underlying offense of first-degree murder.
See also
- List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 484
- List of United States Supreme Court cases
- Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by volume
- List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Rehnquist Court