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Petition of the day

The petition of the day is:

13-167

Issue: Whether, as a matter of either due process or the Eighth Amendment right to present evidence in mitigation, the defendant in such a case is entitled to oppose a death sentence by introducing evidence that he will pose a low risk of violence in the prison setting.

Recommended Citation: Mary Pat Dwyer, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Oct. 7, 2013, 10:27 PM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2013/10/petition-of-the-day-472/