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Sentences are imposed by judges, so if a judge in a given county has a hard-on for death sentences, you'll see more of them in that county.
by throwawayboise 6y ago
Sentences are imposed by judges, so if a judge in a given county has a hard-on for death sentences, you'll see more of them in that county.
- khuey 6y agoThe death penalty requires a jury to vote for it (usually unanimously) in most if not all US states.
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoAll states nowadays, since Ring v. Arizona requires it.
- gustavo-fring 6y agoNot just that but some judges are elected and research (I know, no cites) shows that elected judges get tougher in election years. Now you're making me wonder if they controlled for elected judges.
- sillysaurusx 6y agoIt would be interesting to see a breakdown of whether male vs female judges have more or less death penalty sentences.