Opinion ID: 2103748
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Heading: Designation of Standard of Proof to be Used in Weighing

Text: The defendant next contends that Indiana Code Section 35-50-2-9(e) fails to comply with the requirements of In re Winship (1970), 397 U.S. 358, 90 S.Ct. 1068, 25 L.Ed.2d 368, because it does not require the State to prove that mitigators are outweighed by aggravators beyond a reasonable doubt. This contention has been expressly rejected by this Court. Fleenor v. State (1987), Ind., 514 N.E.2d 80, 92, cert. denied, (1988), 488 U.S. 872, 109 S.Ct. 189, 102 L.Ed.2d 158; Moore v. State (1985), Ind., 479 N.E.2d 1264, 1281 cert. denied, 474 U.S. 1026, 106 S.Ct. 583, 88 L.Ed.2d 565; Daniels, 453 N.E.2d at 171.