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12 Jan 2016, 8:06 am
In that system, the jury enters the verdict of guilt of first-degree murder and makes a recommendation on sentence, but the trial judge makes the final decision on sentence and makes the essential finding that at least one "aggravating circumstance" exists.The Florida Supreme Court added a gloss that the judge's "override" would, in practice, only work in one direction. [read post]
24 Feb 2011, 4:42 pm
Sundby, War and Peace in the Jury Room: How Capital Juries Reach Unanimity, 62 Hastings L. [read post]
3 May 2005, 8:28 am
There were originally nine individuals in the jury pool, but three were dismissed [read post]
23 Sep 2005, 2:38 pm
Under Alabama law, a judge may override the sentencing recommendation of the jury, and in this case Circuit Judge Tommy Nail felt the horrors of the crime outweighed [read post]
31 Jan 2007, 12:06 pm
This marks the first time a federal jury in New York has handed down a death sentence in over 50 years. [read post]
11 Sep 2007, 6:37 am
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official website] upheld the death sentence of Stevie Lamar Fields Monday, ruling that a jury foreman's reliance on Biblical scripture had no "substantial and injurious effect" on the jury's sentencing decision. [read post]
20 Apr 2009, 4:10 am
In the case, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals held that a jury's use of the Bible during the sentencing phase in a murder case was improper, but was not shown to have influenced the jury's decision. [read post]
19 Dec 2007, 2:31 pm
In this new post, Eugene Volokh flags an interesting case from Texas in which a jury convicted Traci Rhode (pictured here) of murdering her husband, but then sentenced her to probation. [read post]
26 Apr 2022, 2:56 pm
Criminal sentencing occurs after you enter a guilty plea or after the judge or jury has found you guilty of a criminal offence. [read post]
8 Jul 2013, 10:25 am
A potential death sentence is the only type of sentence a jury has a role in. [read post]
30 Jun 2019, 8:11 pm
Jury trials usually are not associated with probation violation nor sentencing proceedings. [read post]
6 May 2022, 1:15 pm
A federal jury convicted him in December of a single count of money laundering related to allegations that he helped “wash” money ... [read post]
27 Jul 2020, 2:45 pm
Orangeburg County Criminal Sentenced to Life in Prison By Thursday, the Orangeburg County Criminal Defendant Sentenced. [read post]
13 Jul 2022, 9:30 pm
Despite claims that the jury of matrons had fallen out of use by the middle of the Victorian era, such juries were used in over 10% of cases in which women were sentenced to death during the first three decades of the 20th century. [read post]
14 Feb 2014, 12:56 pm
Are Federal Sentencing Guideline Substantively Unreasonable in Child Pornography Cases? [read post]
23 Feb 2023, 11:48 am
A Los Angeles judge sentenced Harvey Weinstein to years in prison after a jury convicted him of the 2013 rape and sexual assault of an Italian actor and model. [read post]
14 Oct 2014, 10:48 am
"The jury acquits, the judge still sentences. [read post]
22 Sep 2017, 3:20 pm
If a Virginia jury convicts a criminal defendant, the jury recommends the sentence. [read post]
2 Sep 2011, 4:52 am
A state court trial judge in Wichita, Kansas has sentenced Wichita pastor Mark Holick after a jury last month convicted him on charges of loitering and disrupting a local business. [read post]
2 Sep 2011, 4:52 am
A state court trial judge in Wichita, Kansas has sentenced Wichita pastor Mark Holick after a jury last month convicted him on charges of loitering and disrupting a local business. [read post]
