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PARKER v. DUGGER

No. 89-5961.

498 U.S. 308 (1991)

111 S.Ct. 731

112 L.Ed.2d 812

PARKER v. DUGGER, SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 22, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Link argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Carolyn M. Snurkowski, Assistant Attorney General of Florida, argued the cause for respondents. With her on the brief were Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Mark C. Menser, Assistant Attorney General.

JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case requires us to determine precisely what effect the Florida courts gave to the evidence petitioner presented in mitigation of his death sentence, and consequently to determine whether his death sentence meets federal constitutional requirements.

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On the afternoon of February 6, 1982, petitioner Robert Parker and several others set off to recover...

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