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jury beyond a reasonable doubt." Ring, 536 U.S. at 602, 122 S.Ct. 2428 (citing Apprendl, 530 U.S. at 482-83, 120 S.Ct. 2348). Two years later, in Ring the Supreme Court held that an aggravating factor rendering a defendant death-eligible "operate[s] as the functional equivalent of an element of a greater of- fense

. FN26. Currently, the circuit courts are split as to whether duplicative aggravating factors are unconstitu- tional and as to the meaning of the Supreme Court's decision in Jones. The Fourth and Ninth Circuits have aligned with the Tenth Circuit and adopted their own variations of tke rule in McCullah. Se

light of Jones, see United States D. 1?obin- son, 367 F.3d 278, 292-93 (5th Cir.2004) ("Although our case law once [supported the theory], the Su- preme Court recently admonished that it does not support that theory of review.") O 2011 Thomson Reuters. No Claim to Orig. US Gov. Works. https://web2.westl

at the two non- statutory aggravating factors at issue-(I) the victim's "young age, her slight stature, her background, and her unfamiliarity with San Angelo, Texas" and (ii) the victim's "personal characteristics and the effect of the instant offense on [her] family"-were not duplicative. Jones, 527 U.

nomination. Democrats "refused to show up in protest of the GOP's rush to install [President] Trump's nominee. ... Never has the Senate confirmed a Supreme Court nominee so close to a presidential election." The Democrats "displayed posters at their desks of Americans they say have benefited from the Affordab

) reports that Joe Biden, in an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes" that has not yet aired, said he "won't rule out studying the addition of members to the U.S. Supreme Court as part of a commission he plans to name to look at court reforms if he's elected." Bloomberg (10/22, Benjaminson, 4.73M) reports Biden "says he wou

y identified figure so far. Texas Court Delays Bribery Trial Until 2021. The San Angelo (TX) LIVE! (10/22) reports that the bribery trial of former San Angelo police chief Tim Vasquez will "not happen until 2021." Vasquez "is accused of receiving bribes from a San Antonio radio vendor." California Gang M

2) reports that Joe Biden, in an interview with CBS"160 Minutes" that has not yet aired, said he "won't rule out studying the addition of members to the U.S. Supreme Court as part of a commission he plans to name to look at court reforms if he's elected "Jilnnmberg (10/22, Benjaminson, 4.73M) reports Biden "says he wo

y identified figure so far. Texas Court Delays Bribery Trial Until 2021. The San Angelo (TX) LIVE! (10/22) reports that the bribery trial of former San Angelo police chief Tim Vasquez will "not happen until 2021." Vasquez "is accused of receiving bribes from a San Antonio radio vendor." California Gang M

reports that Joe Biden, in an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes" that has not yet aired, said he "won't rule out studying the addition of members to the U.S. Supreme Court as part of a commission he plans to name to look at court reforms if he's elected." Bloomberg <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-22/bi

elolive.com/news/crime/2020-10-22/former-san-angelo-police- chiefs-bribery-trial-delayed-until-2021> (10/22) reports that the bribery trial of former San Angelo police chief Tim Vasquez will "not happen until 2021." Vasquez "is accused of receiving bribes from a San Antonio radio vendor." California Gang M