Supreme Court upholds California death penalty jury instruction
13th Nov 2006, 20:17 GMT
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday upheld California's "catch-all" jury instruction for death penalty cases, ruling that the instructions provide adequate opportunity for jurors to weigh evidence that favors th
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