Mitigating Factors are any evidence presented regarding the defendant's character or the circumstances of the crime, which would cause a juror or judge to vote for a lesser sentence. Each state has its own laws regarding how jurors are instructed to weigh aggravating and mitigating circumstances. In California, for example, these are the aggravating and mitigating factors a jury can consider: 1  The circumstances of the crime and the existence of special circumstances.
A file with the EXD file extension is a Control Information Cache file. Microsoft Office programs build EXD files automatically when an ActiveX control has been inserted into a document. The EXD file is just a temporary file with the single purpose of speeding up the process of adding controls into the document, like option buttons and text boxes.
What is a PDD file? Files that contain the .pdd file extension are most commonly associated with the Adobe PhotoDeluxe image-editing software application. The .pdd file extension is given to the images that are created with this software program. PDD files are compressed image files.