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Foster v. State

Court of Appeals of Maryland
Oct 21, 1985
498 A.2d 1184 (Md. 1985)

Summary

In Foster this Court said that a "principal misunderstanding" of our death statute is that it places the burden on the capital defendant to convince the sentencing authority that mitigating circumstances outweigh the aggravating circumstances, and then held that the Maryland statute places no such burden on the defendant.

Summary of this case from Evans v. State

Opinion

September Term, 1985

Decided October 21, 1985


Pet. Docket No. 377 — denied. Opinion (No. 1597, 1984 Term, Court of Special Appeals) unreported.


Summaries of

Foster v. State

Court of Appeals of Maryland
Oct 21, 1985
498 A.2d 1184 (Md. 1985)

In Foster this Court said that a "principal misunderstanding" of our death statute is that it places the burden on the capital defendant to convince the sentencing authority that mitigating circumstances outweigh the aggravating circumstances, and then held that the Maryland statute places no such burden on the defendant.

Summary of this case from Evans v. State
Case details for

Foster v. State

Case Details

Full title:NATHANIEL FOSTER v. STATE

Court:Court of Appeals of Maryland

Date published: Oct 21, 1985

Citations

498 A.2d 1184 (Md. 1985)
304 Md. 297

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