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
UpLaw has not yet analyzed Clark v. United States. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.
- Cited by
- 74 opinions
C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.