NONE@lemmy.world to Actually Infuriating@lemmy.world · 17 days agoThe US in a nutshell.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1712
arrow-up1712imageThe US in a nutshell.lemmy.worldNONE@lemmy.world to Actually Infuriating@lemmy.world · 17 days agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squarecount_dongulus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·edit-216 days agoThat’s specifically not true if the death penalty is involved on a federal case. The jury has to unanimously agree on the death sentence. If they don’t, the accused can only receive life in prison. https://www.justice.gov/archive/dag/pubdoc/deathpenaltystudy.htm
minus-squareCodeInvasion@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-216 days agoI did not know that. Thank you! But apparently it is only after they are found guilty. So the death penalty is like a second trial. https://www.justice.gov/usao/justice-101/sentencing
That’s specifically not true if the death penalty is involved on a federal case. The jury has to unanimously agree on the death sentence. If they don’t, the accused can only receive life in prison.
https://www.justice.gov/archive/dag/pubdoc/deathpenaltystudy.htm
I did not know that. Thank you!
But apparently it is only after they are found guilty. So the death penalty is like a second trial.
https://www.justice.gov/usao/justice-101/sentencing