Penalty

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- New jury to decide Jodi Arias' fate after penalty phase mistrial
An Arizona judge declared a mistrial in the penalty phase of the Jodi Arias trial Thursday after a deadlocked jury said it couldn't decide whether to sentence her to death for the murder of her ex-boyfriend. Read more on this news related to 'Penalty' - Jurors deadlock on Jodi Arias penalty
PHOENIX (AP) — The judge in the Jodi Arias murder trial declared a mistrial in the penalty phase Thursday after the jury reported for a second time that it was deadlocked on whether to sentence her to life in prison or death for killing her boyfriend in 2008. Read more on this news related to 'Penalty' - Death penalty reprieve in Colorado: what it could mean for James Holmes
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has called off the execution of one of the state’s three death row inmates, churning new debate over the wrenching issue of capital punishment as the state prepares for the trial next year of accused Aurora movie theater shooter James Holmes. Read more on this news related to 'Penalty'


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