Lockett v. Ohio (1978)
US Supreme Court ruling under the Eighth Amendment requiring that sentencers in capital cases must be able to consider any aspect of the defendant's character, record, or circumstances as potential mitigation.
US Supreme Court ruling under the Eighth Amendment requiring that sentencers in capital cases must be able to consider any aspect of the defendant's character, record, or circumstances as potential mitigation.
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