How have courts treated mitigating evidence in a criminal case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Mickey, 286 Cal.Rptr. 801, 54 Cal.3d 612, 818 P.2d 84 (Cal. 1991):
"Although the trial court did not expressly mention the mitigating evidence referred to by defendant, there is no indication in the record that the court ignored or overlooked such evidence." (People v. Ruiz (1988) 44 Cal.3d 589, 625, 244 Cal.Rptr. 200, 749 P.2d 854, italics in original.)
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