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Improper Evidence and Unfair Trials

A juror’s dilemma: The wrenching job of deciding another person’s right to live

Nov 9, 2017
A little-known aspect of the death penalty is its impact on jurors who must make life-and-death decisions without any of their usual support networks. For jurors, seeking trusted advice and doing independent research is an understandable impulse — but it's also against the law.

A juror’s dilemma: The wrenching job of deciding another person’s right to live

November 9, 2017 · Kristin Collins

A little-known aspect of the death penalty is its impact on jurors who must make life-and-death decisions without any of their usual support networks. For jurors, seeking trusted advice and doing independent research is an understandable impulse — but it’s also against the law.

Filed Under: Arbitrary Use, Improper Evidence and Unfair Trials, Latest News

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Last weekend we had the joy of spending the day at Last weekend we had the joy of spending the day at Second Chance Fest: Hope on Haywood. 

We loved reconnecting with Gene Ellison, who hand prints all of NCCADP’s t-shirts, and spending time with our friends at Deep Time (@deeptimeavl), a coffee roastery creating employment, support, and spiritual community with people impacted by incarceration.

Second chances mean stronger communities!
Texas has executed Edward Busby. He was the 12th p Texas has executed Edward Busby. He was the 12th person executed in the US and the 4th person killed by Texas in 2026. Edward's death also marks Texas' 600th execution in the modern death penalty era.

#EdwardBusby #NoMoreDeathRow #EndTheDeathPenalty #Texas
Oklahoma has executed Raymond Johnson. He was the Oklahoma has executed Raymond Johnson. He was the 11th person executed in the US and the 2nd person killed by Oklahoma in 2026.

We hold in our hearts everyone carrying the weight of this grief today, including the loved ones of the victims, Raymond's loved ones, and his legal team.

#RaymondJohnson #NoMoreDeathRow #EndTheDeathPenalty #Oklahoma
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