johnnycee Wrote: Tthe differing opinions either for or against the death penalty gives credence to our form of criminal justice and that is the jury system, in the matter of a homicide with the ensuing death penalty phase, the twelve members of the panel must all agree on the first degree verdict as guilty and than they must again all agree on the death penalty as the price to pay, it would be up to them to make the decision whether or not a particular homicide rises to the level of a death sentence. it is a system with so many different flaws that it begs to be changed,but believe it or not the vast majority of times it works.
johnnycee Wrote: Why is that?,do they interpet the criteria for the death sentence differently than other states?