Opinion ID: 1220368
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Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Automatic Review

Text: Pursuant to I.C. § 19-2827, all death sentences come to this Court on automatic review. The automatic review statute requires the Supreme Court to consider the punishment as well as any errors enumerated by way of appeal. The statute requires this Court to undertake a three-part analysis to determine: (1) Whether the sentence of death was imposed under the influence of passion, prejudice, or any other arbitrary factor, and (2) Whether the evidence supports the judge's finding of a statutory aggravating circumstance from among those enumerated in section 19-2515, Idaho Code, and (3) Whether the sentence of death is excessive or disproportionate to the penalty imposed in similar cases, considering both the crime and the defendant. I.C. § 19-2827.