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SMITH v. TEXAS, 04-5323

Defendant's sentence to death for a capital murder conviction is reversed where the trial judge improperly issued a supplemental nullification instruction that was constitutionally indadequate under Penry v. Johnson 532 U.S. 782 (2001).

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  • Decided 11/15/2004
  • Published 11/15/2004

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  • United States Supreme Court

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