The Supreme Court has held that capital sentencing instructions, which prevent the sentencing jury from considering any mitigating factor that the jury does not unanimously find, do not violate the 8th Amendment.

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In the case of Mills v. Maryland (1988), the Supreme Court ruled that such instructions do violate the 8th Amendment because they can lead to the jury disregarding mitigating evidence that is not unanimously agreed upon.

The Supreme Court Has Held That Capital Sentencing Instructions, Which