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Danial Siebert v. Alabama

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111 L. Ed. 2d 806 · Supreme Court of the United States · Jun 28, 1990
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Danial Siebert v. Alabama
Court of Appeals of Maryland · Aug 27, 2014
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Nov 5, 2010
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · Oct 28, 2010
Court of Appeals of Maryland · Jun 10, 2010
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Nov 13, 2009
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Oct 2, 2009
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Oct 2, 2009
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showing of pretrial publicity in each case inadequate to presume prejudice; actual prejudice standard applied
Florida’s limiting construction that required the murder to be a “conscienceless or pitiless crime which is unnecessarily tortuous to the victim” was approved
since trial judge and habeas judge were the same person, state judge is ordinarily in a better position to assess the facts
“Counsel’s failure to except to the reinstruction is indicative of an acceptance .... Under these circumstances, defense counsel has failed to preserve the challenge to the court’s instructions”
“Counsel’s failure to except to the reinstruction is indicative of an acceptance____Under these circumstances, defense counsel has failed to preserve the challenge to the court’s instructions”
nine photographs of the gunshot wound to the victim's face were admissible
multiple murders by one act, scheme, or course of conduct