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To: catpuppy
You do that by getting a new jury, letting it decide the perp's fate after a new penalty trial,

I think the prohibition against double jeopardy applies in death penalty sentencing trials.

115 posted on 03/13/2006 7:02:44 PM PST by Sandy
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To: Sandy
I think the prohibition against double jeopardy applies in death penalty sentencing trials.

I do not think that double jeopardy applies when the death penalty portion of the trial has not yet taken place.

116 posted on 03/13/2006 7:44:57 PM PST by catpuppy
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