Criminal
Jun. 20, 2001
Juries Struggle With Life, Death
LOS ANGELES - How can nine jury members go about deciding with moral certainty whether a man deserves to live or die? The Supreme Court did not answer that precise question in overturning Johnny Penry's Texas death sentence recently, but the high court ruled on how not to do it.
The Supreme Court did not answer that precise question in overturning Johnny Penry's Texas death sentence recently, but the high...
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