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CHAPTER 2 Sentencing in death penalty cases

total no. of responses on sentencing

18

Death penalty imposed

3

Death penalty not imposed

DEATH PENALTY IMPOSED

15

NO. OF JUDGES

Being tense is not a relevant mitigating circumstance

1

Mental illness may be manipulated

1

Heinous crime

1

DEATH PENALTY NOT IMPOSED

NO. OF JUDGES

Mitigating circumstances are strong

4

His conduct in prison shows that he is reforming

4

Not a hardened criminal

4

Not enough evidence to prove his guilt

3

Motive pertaining to property

2

Already spent 10 years in solitary confinement in prison

2

Probability of reformation

2

Based on facts of the case

1

Has already suffered a lot

1


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