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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. ... Read More →

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.
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