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Old 07-15-2008, 06:15 PM   #159
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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn View Post
Do you suppose that if these fellows were going to face the death penalty that their cases would have been better scrutinized. Perhaps they wouldn't have been convicted at all if the jurors knew they were holding a life in their hands. The problem isn't in the sentence but, rather in the judgement that found these fellows guilty in the first place. That's is what needs to be fixed.
I would suspect jurors would questioned on the death penalty issue during jury selection. That being i'm not sure how a jury could better scrutinse a case better as they convict based on evidence presented.

I agree that our justice is far from infallible and needs to be fixed. As long as there are problems you'd have a hard time convincing me that capital punishment is just and should be brought back.
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