[goldstategop]

800 murderers get off scot free thanks to a U.S Supreme Court technicality. Way to go American justice!

[Lazamataz]

800 murderers get off scot free thanks to a U.S Supreme Court technicality

(I think that's another thing that bothered me)

[Sir Gawain]

800 murderers get off scot free thanks to a U.S Supreme Court technicality.

I couldn't find this in the article.

[discostu]

Don't buy into the panic. According to the article about 150 death row cases will have their sentences reconsidered. You don't let people out just because the penalty phase gets over turned. if the guilt phase is overturned they go free, penalty phase they stay in the can and you do that part again.

[jokar]

800 murderers get off scot free thanks to a U.S Supreme Court technicality. Way to go American justice!...

This doesn't say they get off Scot free. The death sentence portion will have to be retried.

In the old days we had Jury nullification of the actual law. I think this is closer to the constitutional intent then one jurist deciding your fate. It's a good thing.