On Tuesday, February 11, 2014 7:14:18 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> That is a ood argument for jurors not being informed about things like
> that in advance. A person is supposed to be judged on the evidence, not
> on the severity of the punishment he faces.

True, except the judiciary in the USA is riddled with
politics. Under such circumstances, as a juror, I
would probably also consider the severity of the
sentence for the particular crime (if I had that
information).

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