But under Pennsylvania law, a prior killing is an aggravating circumstance that can support a death sentence.
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The five aggravating circumstances were cited as:
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The death sentence is usually issued upon murder under aggravated circumstances and is carried out by hanging.
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During the review process, the panel weighs defense-presented mitigating circumstances against the aggravating circumstances presented by government prosecutors.
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Priebke, 83, was convicted of murder but cleared of the aggravating circumstances by a military court in August.
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On 14 February 2015 Yefremov was detained on suspicion of " abuse of power under aggravating circumstances ".
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Among those motions was a call that capital punishment be implemented for murders committed under certain aggravating circumstances.
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By trying to preserve a normal democratic situation in the republic we are in very much aggravated circumstances.
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In the French penal code, successive murders can be regarded as aggravating circumstances that merit a tougher punishment.
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Aggravating circumstances include previous murder convictions.
