PART C Making the Capital Decision(Chapter 11. - 19.)

11. Making the Capital Decision: Steps in the Process.(Article a. - d.)

• a. Enumund|Tison.
• b. Deciding Aggravation.
• c. Deciding Mitigation.
• d. Weighing.

12. Making the Capital Decision: Enmund/Tison.(Article a. - b.)

• a. U.S. Supreme Court.
• b. Arizona Cases.

13. Making the Capital Decision: Deciding Aggravation.(Article a. - f.)

• a. Constitutional Purpose of Aggravation.
• b. Burden of Proof.
• c. Trial Court's Duty to Disregard Aggravation Not Sufficiently Proved.
• d. Excluding Nonstatutory Aggravation.
• e. Double-counting.
• f. Alternative, Hypothetical Findings.

14. Making the Capital Decision: Deciding Mitigation.(Article a. - c.)

• a. U.S. Supreme Court.
• b. Arizona Statutory Authority.
• c. Arizona Cases.

15. Making the Capital Decision: Balancing.(Article a. - g.)

• a. A.R.S. § 13-703(E).
• b. Whether Balancing Is Proper.
• c. General Description of Balancing.
• d. Not a Numerical Process.
• e. Need to Assign Weight to Aggravating and Mitigating Factors.
• f. Specific Situations.
• g. Instances When the Court Has Found That Mitigation Outweighs Aggravation.

16. Making the Capital Decision: Murder Must Be Above Norm.(Article a. - c.)

• a. General Rule.
• b. Offense or Character.
• c. Rationale.

17. Making the Capital Decision: Sentencing Options Other Than Death.(Article a. - b.)

• a. A.R.S. § 13-703(A).
• b. Sentencings Before Enactment of A.R.S. § 13-703(A).

18. Making the Capital Decision: Requirements for the Special Verdict.(Article a. - g.)

• a. A.R.S. § 13-703(D).
• b. Constitutional Considerations.
• c. Aggravating Factors.
• d. Mitigating Factors.
• e. Balancing.
• f. Multiple Counts of Murder.
• g. Verdict.

19. Making the Capital Decision: Philosophical Issues.(Article a. - c.)

• a. Jurisprudence: Significance of Previous Decisions in Capital Cases.
• b. Subjectivity Versus Determinancy.
• c. Personal Responsibility: Free Will Versus External Factors.