Criminal
Apr. 21, 2004
Justices Mull Death-Row Dilemma
WASHINGTON - Faced with the prospect of overturning more than 100 death penalties - and perhaps thousands of noncapital sentences - the Supreme Court on Monday was strongly skeptical about making retroactive a 2002 decision that juries, not judges, must determine the factors leading to a death sentence.
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