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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

State v. Brooks, 960 S.W.2d 479 (1997)

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State v. Brooks, 960 S.W.2d 479 (1997)
Parent Document
State v. Brooks, 960 S.W.2d 479 (1997)
Jurisdiction
Missouri (state)
Effective Date
1997-12-23

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912 S.W.2d at 522. The Missouri scheme provides that jurors are not required to make a written finding of any mitigating circumstances and that jurors have discretion to impose a life sentence irrespective of whether the aggravating evidence outweighs the mitigating evidence. See State v. Petary, 790 S.W.2d 243, 245-46 (Mo. banc), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 973, 111 S.Ct. 443, 112 L.Ed.2d 426 (1990); see abo Zant v. Stephens,