Opinion ID: 1119543
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Heading: Jury's consideration of mitigating circumstances

Text: Based upon our conclusion that a second penalty hearing is merited in this case, we need not address this issue in this opinion. However, it is clear from the precedent of the United States Supreme Court that a jury's finding of mitigating circumstances in a capital penalty hearing does not have to be unanimous. See Mills v. Maryland, 486 U.S. 367, 374-82, 108 S.Ct. 1860, 1865-69, 100 L.Ed.2d 384 (1988). Further, this issue was recently raised and considered in Jimenez v. State, 112 Nev. 610, 918 P.2d 687 (1996). Accordingly, we conclude that Doleman's contention is without merit.