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29 Jul 2019, 1:26 pm by Edward S. Zas
Gross also challenged the application of several Sentence Guidelines provisions in imposing his sentence and his order of restitution. [read post]
17 Aug 2010, 1:44 pm by Steve Hall
"If convicted, the jury will recommend a sentence -- either the death penalty or life in prison -- but Florida is one of only three states, along with Alabama and Delaware, that allow judges to decide against a jury, the newspaper said.In 30 states, a jury must vote unanimously to sentence someone to death. [read post]
9 Oct 2015, 9:09 pm by Lyle Denniston
The Court, however, has never ruled that juries must be used in the sentencing phases of a case in which a death sentence is a possibility, and it has never ruled that a jury recommendation of a death sentence must be by a unanimous vote. [read post]
26 Apr 2015, 6:55 am by Randall Hodgkinson
  Without either a jury finding or waiver of a jury finding, the maximum sentence that could be imposed is the presumptive sentence. [read post]
26 Nov 2010, 2:56 pm by Thaddeus Hoffmeister
Globe and Mail (UK): Jury should have withstood lawyer's facial gymnastics Irish Independent: Deaf man told to leave jury trial despite historic ruling AFP: Japan jury hands down death sentence to minor The Australian: Ban on lawyers serving on juries to stay Computeractive: Jurors could face prison for tweeting during trials   [read post]
24 Nov 2003, 10:54 am
A jury in Virginia Beach has recommended that John Allen Muhammad be sentenced to death for his part in the DC sniper shootings of last year. [read post]
13 Jul 2016, 8:04 pm by Thaddeus Hoffmeister
Next, the government argued that the jury poll was an "impermissible factor" for the judge to consider in determining a sentence. [read post]
24 Jul 2018, 10:40 am by Thaddeus Hoffmeister
And all but two states now insist that a jury make all the findings that are required for a death sentence under state law. [read post]
24 Jul 2018, 10:40 am by Thaddeus Hoffmeister
And all but two states now insist that a jury make all the findings that are required for a death sentence under state law. [read post]
10 Jun 2007, 3:24 am
During jury selection, Juror Z asserted that executions should be allowed but not frequent; that the possibility that a murderer might be released and kill again was the main reason for a death sentence; that, even so, he or she could still consider imposing a death sentence if the alternative were life in prison without parole. [read post]
17 May 2023, 9:53 am by Benjamin Herbst
Delayed sentencing hearings are commonplace in most jury trials, especially violent felony cases where a conviction typically leads to a prison sentence. [read post]
13 Oct 2010, 9:52 am by B.W. Barnett
  A second jury sentenced Coble to death and now the CCA affirms that sentence. [read post]
18 Nov 2010, 3:22 pm by utahdefenders
      A trial concerning criminal cases that have a possible sentence of six months or less includes a jury of four people. 5. [read post]
21 Aug 2008, 2:37 am
A jury in Waco, Texas recently sentenced a defendant to 20 years for intoxication manslaughter, the maximum sentence. [read post]
22 Jul 2015, 7:20 am by Legal Profession Prof
In the District of Columbia, a person charged with an offense that carries a jail sentence of 180 days or less is not entitled to a jury trial. [read post]
Judges who have respected jury life sentences in high profile capital cases are often criticized as being "soft on crime. [read post]
4 Nov 2015, 9:44 am by Jeff Welty
The main changes to the statute are as follows: Sentencing factors included. [read post]
21 Nov 2012, 8:43 am by Stevie Phillips
  Presiding Judge Richard Baumgartner sentenced Coleman to 53 years. [read post]
31 Mar 2017, 8:12 am by Steve Lash
The authority to sentence convicted first-degree murderers to life in prison without parole rests with judges not juries, Maryland’s top court says. [read post]
3 Jul 2012, 8:04 am by The Law Firm of Shein & Brandenburg
The decision does not rule out the potential result that a juvenile might receive such a sentence in a homicide offense, but that outcome must now hinge on a judge or jury's discretion and not the dictate of a mandatory sentence. [read post]