McKinney v. Arizona, 589 U.S. ___ (2020), is a Supreme Court of the United States decision concerning how an appellate court handles sentencing after an Edding's error is identified – an error in which a person deciding a sentence in a capital punishment does not consider all mitigating evidence. It ruled that the state appellate court, rather than a jury, should reweigh the mitigating and aggravating factors in a habeas corpus review.
James Erin McKinney (born June 4, 1967),[1] along with his half-brother Charles Michael Hedlund (born November 22, 1964),[1] committed two counts of burglary which resulted in two deaths.[2] After being prosecuted by the State of Arizona, McKinney was found guilty of two counts of First Degree Murder. At sentencing, a psychologist testified that he had diagnosed McKinney with post-traumatic stress disorder, with the sentencing judge stating that McKinney's childhood was “beyond the comprehension of most people.” [3] Arizona state law prevented the judge from considering this as it had no direct relevance to the crime and McKinney was thus sentenced to death.[4]
On appeal in 2018, the Arizona Supreme Court upheld the death sentence.[5] It was then appealed to the United States Supreme Court over disagreements on whether a judge or jury should resentence the defendant.[4][6] As of April 2021, both McKinney and Hedlund are among 20 Arizona death row inmates who have exhausted all their appeals.[7]
Decision
The Court ruled 5–4 that the state appellate court may reweigh the aggravating and mitigating factors.[4]
See also
Eddings v. Oklahoma, 455 U.S. 104 (1982)
References
^ ab. azcorrections.gov. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008.
^Wolf, Richard. "Supreme Court denies new sentencing hearing for Arizona murderer". USA TODAY. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^"McKinney v. Arizona". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
^ abc"McKinney v. Arizona". Oyez. Retrieved December 13, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^"NCJRS Abstract – National Criminal Justice Reference Service". www.ncjrs.gov. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
^Jenkins, Jimmy; Goldstein, Steve (March 5, 2021). "Arizona Department Of Corrections Says It Has Lethal Injection Drugs, Ready To Resume Executions". KJZZ (FM). Retrieved April 22, 2021.
February 08, 2023
mckinney, arizona, 2020, supreme, court, united, states, decision, concerning, appellate, court, handles, sentencing, after, edding, error, identified, error, which, person, deciding, sentence, capital, punishment, does, consider, mitigating, evidence, ruled, . McKinney v Arizona 589 U S 2020 is a Supreme Court of the United States decision concerning how an appellate court handles sentencing after an Edding s error is identified an error in which a person deciding a sentence in a capital punishment does not consider all mitigating evidence It ruled that the state appellate court rather than a jury should reweigh the mitigating and aggravating factors in a habeas corpus review McKinney v ArizonaSupreme Court of the United StatesArgued December 11 2019Decided February 25 2020Full case nameJames Erin McKinney v State of ArizonaDocket no 18 1109Citations589 U S more ArgumentOral argumentCourt membershipChief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices Clarence Thomas Ruth Bader GinsburgStephen Breyer Samuel AlitoSonia Sotomayor Elena KaganNeil Gorsuch Brett KavanaughCase opinionsMajorityKavanaugh joined by Roberts Thomas Alito GorsuchDissentGinsburg joined by Breyer Sotomayor Kagan Contents 1 Background 2 Decision 3 See also 4 ReferencesBackground EditJames Erin McKinney born June 4 1967 1 along with his half brother Charles Michael Hedlund born November 22 1964 1 committed two counts of burglary which resulted in two deaths 2 After being prosecuted by the State of Arizona McKinney was found guilty of two counts of First Degree Murder At sentencing a psychologist testified that he had diagnosed McKinney with post traumatic stress disorder with the sentencing judge stating that McKinney s childhood was beyond the comprehension of most people 3 Arizona state law prevented the judge from considering this as it had no direct relevance to the crime and McKinney was thus sentenced to death 4 On appeal in 2018 the Arizona Supreme Court upheld the death sentence 5 It was then appealed to the United States Supreme Court over disagreements on whether a judge or jury should resentence the defendant 4 6 As of April 2021 both McKinney and Hedlund are among 20 Arizona death row inmates who have exhausted all their appeals 7 Decision EditThe Court ruled 5 4 that the state appellate court may reweigh the aggravating and mitigating factors 4 See also EditEddings v Oklahoma 455 U S 104 1982 References Edit a b ADC Inmate Datasearch azcorrections gov Archived from the original on October 6 2008 Wolf Richard Supreme Court denies new sentencing hearing for Arizona murderer USA TODAY Retrieved December 14 2020 McKinney v Arizona Death Penalty Information Center Retrieved December 13 2020 a b c McKinney v Arizona Oyez Retrieved December 13 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Sheldon Hon Steven Douglas 2018 State of Arizona v James Erin McKinney PDF Arizona Supreme Court of Arizona NCJRS Abstract National Criminal Justice Reference Service www ncjrs gov Retrieved December 13 2020 Jenkins Jimmy Goldstein Steve March 5 2021 Arizona Department Of Corrections Says It Has Lethal Injection Drugs Ready To Resume Executions KJZZ FM Retrieved April 22 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title McKinney v Arizona amp oldid 1106829160, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
