New Jersey's test for deciding whether the death penalty is imposed uniformly is unworkable because of the small number of cases reviewed and the unwieldy model used, a state Supreme Court special master reported last week. After consultation with experts at the behest of the justices, the court concluded that it should repudiate the "index-of-outcomes" test devised by court-appointed statistician David Baldus a decade ago.
May 10, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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New Jersey’s test for deciding whether the death penalty is imposeduniformly is unworkable because of the small number of cases reviewedand the unwieldy model used, a Supreme Court special master reported onTuesday.
The conclusion, reached after consultation with experts at the behestof the justices last Feb. 1 in State v. Loftin, 157 N.J. 253, is thatthe Court should repudiate the “index-of-outcomes” test devised bycourt-appointed statistician David Baldus a decade ago.
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