Arave v. Creech

Arave v. Creech
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 30, 1993
Full case nameArave v. Creech
Citations507 U.S. 463 (more)
Holding
When a state uses a consistent narrowing definition for a broad term like "utter disregard," the broad term can function as a valid aggravating circumstance under the Fourteenth Amendment.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
Byron White · Harry Blackmun
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Case opinions
MajorityO'Connor
DissentBlackmun, joined by Stevens
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. XIV

Arave v. Creech, 507 U.S. 463 (1993), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that, when a state uses a consistent narrowing definition for a broad term like "utter disregard," the broad term can function as a valid aggravating circumstance under the Fourteenth Amendment.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Arave v. Creech, 507 U.S. 463 (1993).
  2. ^ Lieberman, Jethro K. (1999). "Aggravating Circumstances". A Practical Companion to the Constitution. p. 40.
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