The Pervis Payne Case Comes Full Circle
EvidenceProf Blog
JANUARY 20, 2021
In its 1987 opinion in Booth v. Maryland, 482 U.S. 496 (1987), the Supreme Court "conclude[d] that the introduction of a [victim impact statement] at the sentencing phase of a capital murder trial violates the Eighth Amendment.
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