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Jersey Devil

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1. NO - The jury is not told of sentencing

Reply to MichMary (Original post)

Tue Aug 21, 2018, 12:01 PM

Aug 2018

The only time a jury is ever told what the sentence would be in a case is when they are asked to convict for capital murder and sentence a defendant to death.

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NO - The jury is not told of sentencing Jersey Devil Aug 2018 #1

my understanding is that juries are normally not told what the potential or minimum sentence is unblock Aug 2018 #2

Normally juries are not told what the penalty might be because that could affect their decision. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #3

Juries are specifically instructed not to concern themselves with the consequences of their verdict Ponietz Aug 2018 #4

I think this is a pretty well educated jury. Grammy23 Aug 2018 #5

Since they weren't sequestered, I suppose some of them could PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2018 #6