Legal Opinion
State v. DiFrisco
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 5, 2006PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Zazzali
In Gregg v. Georgia, the United States Supreme Court declared that “the penalty of death is different in kind from any other punishment imposed under our system of criminal justice.” 428 U.S. 153, 188, 96 S.Ct. 2909, 2932, 49 L.Ed.2d 859, 883 (1976). In light of that simple and profound consideration, this Court has taken extreme care to ensure that no death sentence is imposed in an arbitrary and capricious manner. In this case, four separate members of the same Court over two terms found for different reasons that a sentence of death was not warranted. Nevertheless, today defendant is…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Pulley v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. RamseurSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
- Loper v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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