The Supreme Court has held that state appellate courts must provide, upon request, proportionality review of death sentences.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has not mandated that state appellate courts must provide proportionality review of death sentences. The decision to conduct proportionality review is left to the discretion of the individual states, and not all states choose to implement such a review process.

The Supreme Court Has Held That State Appellate Courts Must