(DOWNLOAD) "People State Illinois v. Tafford Holman" by Supreme Court of Illinois # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: People State Illinois v. Tafford Holman
- Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
- Release Date : January 26, 1995
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 75 KB
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The Honorable Justice McMORROW delivered the opinion of the court: In this appeal from the trial court's denial of the defendant's request for post-conviction relief the defendant presents four arguments for our disposition. Initially, defendant claims that the attorney who represented him at his death penalty sentencing hearing was incompetent because he failed to present certain mitigation evidence in defendant's behalf. Second, defendant contends that his sentencing attorney labored under a conflict of interest that caused him to render ineffective representation, because the attorney allegedly told another lawyer that defendant ""deserved"" the death penalty. Defendant further asserts that the State improperly used two peremptory challenges to exclude an Hispanic and a Filipino juror from service at defendant's sentencing hearing. Finally, the defendant argues that the death penalty is unconstitutional, in light of certain studies with respect to jurors' ability to understand and follow instructions regarding the death penalty. We affirm the trial court's denial of the defendant's request for post-conviction relief.
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