Opinion ID: 1558618
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 33

Heading: Give only those mitigating circumstances for which evidence has been presented.

Text: 1. (Defendant) The defendant has no significant history of prior criminal activity;. If the defendant offers evidence on this circumstance and the State, in rebuttal, offers evidence of other crimes, also give the following: Conviction of (previous crime) is not an aggravating circumstance to be considered in determining the penalty to be imposed on the defendant, but a conviction of that crime may be considered by the jury in determining whether the defendant has a significant history of prior criminal activity. 2. The crime capital felony for which the defendant is to be sentenced was committed while [he] [she] the defendant was under the influence of extreme mental or emotional disturbance;. 3. The victim was a participant in the defendant's conduct or consented to the act;. 4. The defendant was an accomplice in the offense for which [he] [she] is to be sentenced but the offense was capital felony committed by another person and the defendant's [his] [her] participation was relatively minor;. 5. The defendant acted under extreme duress or under the substantial domination of another person;. 6. The capacity of the defendant to appreciate the criminality of [his] [her] conduct or to conform [his] [her] conduct to the requirements of law was substantially impaired;. 7. The age of the defendant at the time of the crime;. Both 8a and 8b must be given unless the defendant requests otherwise 8. Any of the following circumstances The existence of any other factors in the defendant's character, background or life, or the circumstances of the offense that would mitigate against the imposition of the death penalty:. a. Any [other] aspect of the defendant's character, record, or background. b. Any other circumstance of the offense. Each aggravating circumstance must be established beyond a reasonable doubt before it may be considered by you in arriving at your decision. If one or more aggravating circumstances are established, you should consider all the evidence tending to establish one or more mitigating circumstances and give that evidence such weight as you determine it should receive in reaching your conclusion as to the sentence that should be imposed. Give before a new penalty phase jury [A reasonable doubt is not a mere possible doubt, a speculative, imaginary or forced doubt. Such a doubt must not influence you to disregard an aggravating circumstance if you have an abiding conviction that it exists. On the other hand, if, after carefully considering, comparing, and weighing all the evidence, you do not have an abiding conviction that the aggravating circumstance exists, or if, having a conviction, it is one which is not stable but one which wavers and vacillates, then the aggravating circumstance has not been proved beyond a reasonable doubt and you should disregard it, because the doubt is reasonable. It is to the evidence introduced in this proceeding, and to it alone, that you are to look for that proof. A reasonable doubt as to the existence of an aggravating circumstance may arise from the evidence, conflicts in the evidence or the lack of evidence. If you have a reasonable doubt as to the existence of an aggravating circumstance, you should find that it does not exist. However, if you have no reasonable doubt, you should find that the aggravating circumstance does exist and give it whatever weight you feel determine it should receive.] If one or more aggravating circumstances are established, you should consider all the evidence tending to establish one or more mitigating circumstances and give that evidence such weight as you feel it should receive in reaching your conclusion as to the sentence that should be imposed. A mitigating circumstance need not be proved beyond a reasonable doubt by the defendant. If you are reasonably convinced that a mitigating circumstance exists, you may consider it as established.