Criminal
Aug. 24, 2004
Death Sentences Always Must Include Reasonable Doubt
ABC News bills the first two parts of its seven-part documentary "In the Jury Room" as an unprecedented and historic look at how a jury decides a capital case.
Robert L. Bastian Jr.
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ABC News bills the first two parts of its seven-part documentary "In the Jury Room" as an unprecedented and historic look at how a jury decides a capital case.
Sadly, the edited version of the case reveals only uninspired lawyering, a judge playing for the camera and jury deliberations marked by inarticulate argument and petty efforts to coerce a unanimous verdict.
Granted, no one reas...
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