Jodi Arias Avoids Death Penalty in Murder; Arizona judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocked on sentencing

In many states and in the federal system, prosecutors get one shot at winning a death-sentence, according to Richard Dieter, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, a nonprofit opposed to the way the death-penalty is administered in the U.S. In Arizona, however, prosecutors who h...

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Published in:The Wall Street journal. Eastern edition 2015-03-06
Main Authors: Jones, Ashby, Phillips, Erica E
Format: Newspaper Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attorneys
Capital punishment
Criminal sentences
Murders & murder attempts
Trials
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Summary:In many states and in the federal system, prosecutors get one shot at winning a death-sentence, according to Richard Dieter, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, a nonprofit opposed to the way the death-penalty is administered in the U.S. In Arizona, however, prosecutors who hit a deadlocked jury the first time can try again.
ISSN:2574-9579