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.
AVCHD (A dvanced V ideo C oding H igh D efinition) is a file-based format for the digital recording and playback of high-definition video. Developed jointly by Sony and Panasonic, the format was introduced in 2006 primarily for use in high definition consumer camcorders.