Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
In re Jokinen
In re Jokinen, 472 U.S. 1015 (1985)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1985-06-17
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- finding no Strickland prejudice in counsel’s failure to present the testimony of defendant’s friends, relatives and employers as to defendant’s conscientiousness, dependability, faith and non-violent disposition at the penalty phase of a capital trial
- potentially mitigating psychiatric evidence held no reasonable probability of affecting the jury’s decision in light of grisly aggravating circumstances
Citator
UpLaw has not yet analyzed In re Jokinen. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.
- Authority status
- pending
- Cited by
- 29 opinions
Petition for writ of mandamus denied.