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, joined by Rehnquist, White, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas
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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