holding the application of the felony-murder aggravator harmless beyond a reasonable doubt remaining aggravator — especially heinous, atrocious, cruel — was supported by proof that elderly victim was murdered by repeated blows to the head
Summary of this case from Dicks v. StateNo. 94-1121.
February 21, 1995, OCTOBER TERM, 1994.
C.A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied. JUSTICE O'C took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. ported below: 35 F. 3d 1435.
holding the application of the felony-murder aggravator harmless beyond a reasonable doubt remaining aggravator — especially heinous, atrocious, cruel — was supported by proof that elderly victim was murdered by repeated blows to the head
Summary of this case from Dicks v. Statefinding that ADM waived the right to assert certain matters as defenses to CPC's claims of infringement by failing to identify them in response to CPC's interrogatories and by failing to include them in the draft pretrial order
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Summary of this case from McNelton v. Gitteredenying certiorari on other grounds, but noting "wicked or morally corrupt" as an aggravating circumstance is "plainly impermissible" because such a state of mind is characteristic of every murder
Summary of this case from Sonner v. Filsondenying certiorari on other grounds, but noting "wicked or morally corrupt" as an aggravator is "plainly impermissible" because such a state of mind is characteristic of every murder
Summary of this case from Smith v. Bakerdenying certiorari on other grounds, but noting "wicked or morally corrupt" as an aggravator is "plainly impermissible" because such a state of mind is characteristic of every murder
Summary of this case from Williams v. Bakerrestating the "settled proposition" that a denial of certiorari "does not constitute a ruling on the merits"
Summary of this case from Borchardt v. StateFull title:APPLE COMPUTER, INC. v. MICROSOFT ET AL
Court:U.S.
Date published: Feb 21, 1995
See Barber v. State, 889 S.W.2d 185, 187 (Tenn. 1994), cert. denied, 513 U.S. 1184, 115 S.Ct. 1177, 130…
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