aggravators

But Sheaffer, who is a former prosecutor, says this is a circumstantial case, so the evidence linking Casey to Caylee's murder must be very strong for the State Attorney to seek death even if the legal arguments for the death penalty, called aggravators, outweigh the arguments against it, called mitigators.

WFTV.com - Local News 2009

They'll consider whether other alleged felonies, or "aggravators," raise the penalty level and the likelihood of gaining a conviction that would be upheld on appeal.

SFGate: Top News Stories 2010

They'll consider whether other alleged felonies, or "aggravators," raise the penalty level and the likelihood of gaining a conviction that would be upheld on appeal.

Home 2010

They'll consider whether other alleged felonies, or "aggravators," raise the penalty level and the likelihood of gaining a conviction that would be upheld on appeal.

Home 2010

They'll consider whether other alleged felonies, or "aggravators," raise the penalty level and the likelihood of gaining a conviction that would be upheld on appeal.

Home 2010

They'll consider whether other alleged felonies, or "aggravators," raise the penalty level and the likelihood of gaining a conviction that would be upheld on appeal.

Ventura County Star Stories 2010

They'll consider whether other alleged felonies, or "aggravators," raise the penalty level and the likelihood of gaining a conviction that would be upheld on appeal.

Home 2010

In an unanimous ruling, justices said Frederick Paine was ineligible for the death penalty because "aggravators" used by a three-judge panel to impose the sentence were invalid.

KOLO - HomePage - Headlines 2009

"The sentencing mitigators and aggravators in California have no bearing on the legal definition of torture as it applies to the federal government."

Balkinization 2007

The sentencing mitigators and aggravators in California have no bearing on the legal definition of torture as it applies to the federal government.

Balkinization 2007