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 PSD file? The .psd file extension is given to files that have been created by the Adobe Photoshop computer application. The Adobe Photoshop application is a professional image-editing program that can create a variety of image elements such as layers and masks. When these files are created, they are saved with the .psd file extension. Adobe Photoshop is one of the most commonly-used image editing applications on the market and it is very popular among desktop publishers and image editors.