Thornell v. Jones
Podcast: U.S. Supreme Court Oral ArgumentsPublished On: Wed Apr 17 2024
Description: A case in which the Court held that when a capital defendant claims that he was prejudiced at sentencing because counsel failed to present available mitigating evidence, a court must decide whether it is reasonably likely that the additional evidence would have avoided a death sentence, which the court does by evaluating the strength of all the evidence and comparing the weight of aggravating and mitigating factors.
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