Court Opinion

ID: 9505598
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-06 20:07:06.946939+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:04:37.958992
License: Public Domain

SHEPARD, Chief Justice,
concurring.
I join in the Court’s decision to remand, largely because meticulous attention to capital cases at an early stage saves a good deal of effort later on.
I read Judge Gull’s statements about Corcoran’s multiple murders as explanations about why she gave high weight to the (b)(8) aggravator and I would be willing to affirm her on that basis, as it takes little analysis to conclude that four killings make for a weighty aggravating circumstance. Nevertheless, I agree that it is worth clarifying now that only statutory aggravating circumstances are being considered.