Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Brewington v. Woodard

519 U.S. 860

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1996-10-07
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • during the armed robbery of a fast-food restaurant where defendant had previously been a employee, he shot and killed one employee, and shot and permanently paralyzed another
  • affirming the death penalty for a single-shot armed robbery-murder when the jury also found another aggravating circumstance that the defendant had caused risk of great bodily harm to another victim
  • during armed robbery in a Cajun Fried Chicken restaurant where defendant had previously been an employee, he shot and killed one employee and shot and permanently disabled and paralyzed another
  • during armed robbery of the Cajun Fried Chicken restaurant where defendant had previously been an employee, he shot and killed one employee and shot and permanently disabled and paralyzed another
  • "This Court's scope of review in capital cases will be limited to alleged errors occurring during the guilt phase that are contemporaneously objected to . . . ".
  • ex-employee returned to restaurant, killed one employee and attempted to kill another
  • "This Court's scope of review in capital cases will be limited to alleged errors occurring during the guilt phase that are contemporaneously objected to, and alleged errors occurring during the sentencing phase, whether objected to or not."

Citator

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Authority status
pending
Cited by
96 opinions

C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.