State v. Papasavvas
Supreme Court of New Jersey
1Per curiam
Last term, we affirmed Peter Papasavvas’s conviction and death sentence for the murder of Mildred Place. State v. Papasavvas, 163 N.J. 565, 751 A.2d 40 (2000) (Papasavvas I). We preserved his right to challenge the proportionality of his death sentence. Id. at 626, 751 A.2d 40. We now conclude that Papasavvas was unfairly singled out for the ultimate sanction of death.
In reaching that conclusion, we remain keenly aware that Papasavvas committed a terrible crime that, standing alone, might legitimately be viewed as deathworthy. Such is not the inquiry on proportionality review, however.…
Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent.
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