Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Clark v. United States

Clark v. United States, 509 U.S. 926 (1993)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1993-06-28
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • holding Texas capital sentencing special issues permit jury to give adequate consideration to mitigating aspects of defendant's youth without need for supplemental Penry instruction
  • addressing merits following objection that testimony of witness who displayed wounds to jury was “inflammatory, prejudicial and introduced evidence of an extraneous charge”
  • proper to excuse juror who would hold government to higher standard than reasonable doubt

Citator

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C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.