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Wetzel v. Abu-Jamal

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on October 11, 2011.

Docket No.11-49
Op. Below3d Cir.

Issue

Whether the court of appeals properly applied Smith v. Spisak, in which the Supreme Court held that Mills v. Maryland is not violated as long as jurors are told only that they must decide the balancing of aggravating and mitigating factors unanimously.

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