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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
We had the higher then average burden of proof due to the death penalty potential of the case.
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That's a really good point. The burden of proof should be the same, I think it's human nature that if you are going to send someone to their death, that you would double guess your judgment a lot.
Could the prosecution have taken the death penalty off the table but still go for murder one?