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In Missouri (as in most US States with capital punishment), the death penalty must separately be approved by the jury after the jury convicts. https://en.m.wik
by blendergeek 2y ago
In Missouri (as in most US States with capital punishment), the death penalty must separately be approved by the jury after the jury convicts.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States#Sentencing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_the_Un...
- seadan83 2y agoInteresting! Thank you for the additional information. Would it be fair to call this an aberration in the US justice system? Namely that except for death penalty cases, that my previous comment holds? I generally viewed that distinction of guilt finding vs punishment selection as fundamental. This is food for thought -thank you.
- freeone3000 2y agoThe death penalty is unique, in that the crime must be convicted, death chosen as the punishment, and then a second jury formed to actually decide if death is warranted in this case given the guilt.