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> The jury only provided the unanimous guilty verdict. After that point, the defendant has been declared guilty beyond all reasonable doubt by the state, and it
by blendergeek 2y ago
> The jury only provided the unanimous guilty verdict. After that point, the defendant has been declared guilty beyond all reasonable doubt by the state, and it's up to the judge to determine the appropriate punishment for someone guilty of the crime of 1st degree murder, robbery, etc.
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...
- awb 2y agoThank you, I learned something new. And overall if you’re going to have the death penalty , probably a better process than a single judge deciding.