Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

McKenna v. Nevada

106 S. Ct. 868

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1986-01-21
Topic
general

explaining that requiring a jury to find a mitigating factor as a matter of law "would obliterate the jury's discretion under the provision and jettison the clear legislative intent" | explaining that requiring a jury to find a mitigating factor as a matter of law “would obliterate the jury’s discretion under the provision and jettison the clear legislative intent” | stating, “It is a fundamental rule of appellate procedure that a reviewing court will not reverse upon rulings on evidence where the ruling did not result in prejudice to the complaining party.” | “It is a fundamental rule of appellate procedure that a reviewing court will not reverse upon rulings on evidence where the ruling did not result in prejudice to the complaining party.”

Citator

Cited by
43 opinions

*1093 Sup. Ct. Nev.;

Ct. App. Md.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

*1094 No. 85-5882. No. 85-5926. No. 85-5930.

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. S. C.; and

Sup. Ct. Fla. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 85-5678, 101 Nev. 338, 705 P. 2d 614; No. 85-5727, 303 Md. 487, 495 A. 2d 1; No. 85-5831, 473 So. 2d 1282; No. 85-5882, 474 So. 2d 777; No. 85-5926, 286 S. C. 441, 334 S. E. 2d 813; No. 85-5930, 473 So. 2d 672.