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A 6 page paper that offers 2 case briefs: Eddings v. Oklahoma (1982) and Oklahoma Publishing v. District Court (1977). In both cases, the writer lists the full title and citation of each case, and discusses the issues presented, relevant facts, holding/decision and the rationale behind the holding/decision. No bibliography is provided.
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uphold the ruling of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, which held that the mitigating factors in the petitioners life were insufficient to outweigh the heinous and intentional nature of
the offense and that the death penalty sentence should be carried out. Relevant facts : On April 4, 1977, Eddings, a 16-year-old, and several of his companions, left their Missouri
homes in a car owned by Eddings brother. Eddings had taken several guns owned by his father, including a shotgun, and these were also in the car. Officer Crabtree
of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol signaled Eddings to pull over after the car was observed moving erratically. Eddings pulled over, but as the officer approached the vehicle, Eddings opened fire
on the officer with the shotgun, killing him. The Oklahoma court agreed with the prosecution that Eddings could probably not be rehabilitated within the juvenile system and granted a
motion that would allow him to be tried as an adult (M.E., 584 P.2d 1340 [Okla. Crim. App.], cert. denied sub nom. Eddings v. Oklahoma, 436 UM.S. 921 [1978]). Eddings
was subsequently charged with first degree murder. He pleaded nolo contendere and was found guilty. Aggravating circumstances that were established at the sentencing hearing included "that the murder was especially
heinous, atrocious or cruel, that the crime was committed for the purposes of avoiding or presenting ...a lawful arrest, and that there was a probability that the defendant would commit
criminal acts of violence that would constitute a continuing threat to society" (Eddings v. Oklahoma). Mitigating factors were also presented. These included considerable evidence that Eddings upbringing did not
include proper adult guidance. Eddings parents divorced when was 5 years old and he lived with his mother, who offered no rules or supervision, till the age of 14. It
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