a. U.S. Supreme Court.

• Jurisdiction: Arizona

i. In Woodson v. North Carolina, the Supreme Court stated that a capital-sentencing process that “accords no significance to relevant facets of the character and record of the individual offender or the circumstances of the offense excludes from consideration in fixing the ultimate punishment of death the possibility of compassionate and mitigating factors stemming from the diverse frailties of humankind.” 96 S. Ct. at 2991. Further, “the fundamental respect for humanity underlying the Eighth Amendment

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