Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Davis v. Curtis, Warden

537 U.S. 845

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
2002-10-07
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • holding shooting of police officer proved two aggravators: crime against an officer performing his duty and action undertaken to avoid arrest, because the first focused on the action, the second on the subjective motivation
  • “We presume that jurors pay close attention-to the particular language of the judge’s instructions in a criminal case and that they undertake to understand, comprehend, and follow the instructions as given.” (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)

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537 U.S. 845

DAVIS
v.
CURTIS, WARDEN.

No. 01-10459.

Supreme Court of United States.

October 7, 2002.

1

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT.

2

C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.