In Capital Sentencing, Expert Testimony Mainly Focuses on the Defendant's

question 69

Multiple Choice

In capital sentencing, expert testimony mainly focuses on the defendant's potential _____. In Barefoot v. Estelle (1983) , the Supreme Court ruled that such testimony was admissible because jurors are capable of _____.

• A) for remorse; embracing the expert's opinion
• B) for remorse; recognizing its weaknesses
• C) future dangerousness; embracing the expert's opinion
• D) future dangerousness; recognizing its weaknesses

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