The Supreme Court threw out death sentences for three killers in Texas Wednesday because of problems with instructions given jurors who were deciding between life in prison and death. The cases stem from jury instructions that Texas has not used since 1991. Under those rules, courts have found that jurors were not allowed to give sufficient weight to factors that might cause them to impose a life sentence instead of death. The three 5-4 rulings had the same lineup of justices.
April 26, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The U.S. Supreme Court threw out death sentences for three killers in the state of Texas Wednesday because of problems with instructions given jurors who were deciding between life in prison and death.
In the case of LaRoyce Lathair Smith, the Court set aside the death penalty for the second time. It also reversed death sentences for Brent Ray Brewer and Jalil Abdul-Kabir.
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