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The Delaware Supreme Court has acknowledged that information about childhood abuse, developmental trauma, and potential brain damage should be taken into account during sentencing in capital cases. The court dismissed the idea that trauma must directly explain the crime for it to be considered.
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The Delaware Supreme Court has ruled that evidence of childhood abuse, developmental trauma, and potential brain impairment should be taken into account during capital sentencing. This decision rejects a stricter requirement that such trauma must directly explain the offense for it to be considered.
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The Delaware Supreme Court has stated that evidence of childhood abuse, developmental trauma, and potential brain damage must be taken into account when deciding on a sentence in capital cases. The court did not agree with the idea that trauma must directly explain the crime for it to be considered.
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The DE Supreme Court said that when deciding on a death penalty, judges must look at evidence of childhood abuse. They must also consider harm to a person's development and possible brain problems. The court did not agree with only looking at trauma if it directly caused the crime.