Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Clark v. United States

509 U.S. 926

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.