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Utah v. Ott

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on February 22, 2011.

Docket No.10-490

Issue

(1) Whether the Court should overrule the remaining part of Booth v. Maryland holding that the Eighth Amendment erects a per se bar against a victim's family members' characterizations and opinions about the crime, defendant, and appropriate sentence; and (2) to the extent that any part of Booth survives, whether it applies to a sentencing proceeding in which death is not option.

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