Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Paramount Health Systems, Inc. v. Wright

525 U.S. 929

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1998-10-13
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • holding that parole considerations do not apply to capital cases because when deciding future dangerousness, juries are free to consider dangerousness to prison as well as free society
  • jury considers free and prison society in determining whether defendant is dangerous
  • must raise a bona fide doubt as to competency to obtain hearing

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Paramount Health Systems, Inc. v. Wright. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

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C. A. 7th Gir. Certiorari denied.