What degree of scrutiny does the US Supreme Court require for death penalty appeals?

The US Supreme Court requires heightened scrutiny for death penalty appeals. Heightened scrutiny is an intermediate level of judicial review between "strict scrutiny" and "rational basis. " To withstand the heightened scrutiny test, the law or policy must "further an important government interest by means that are substantially related to that interest The standard of review for an appeal from a capital murder conviction and death sentence is that of "heightened scrutiny"; all doubts are to be resolved in favor of the accused because what may be harmless error in a case with less at stake becomes reversible error when the penalty is death Thorson v.

State 2007 WL 2446474 (Miss. 2007).

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