Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Collins v. United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
118 S. Ct. 145
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1997-10-06
- Topic
- general
evidence on cost-effectiveness of death penalty not relevant evidence under 21 § 701.10(C) | trial judge’s denial of motion for continuance will not be disturbed absent clear abuse of discretion | a party must make a contemporaneous objection to preserve an issue on appeal | a trial court’s admonition to the jury to disregard the remarks of counsel or a witness usually cures- any error unless it is of such nature, after considering the evidence, that the error appears to have determined the verdict | admonishment cures error unless error appears to have determined verdict | admonishment cures error unless error appears to have determined verdict | great risk of death to more than one person | great risk of death to more than one person
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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.