Arizona to Review 27 Death Sentences
Update: Arizona will let the 27 death sentences stand.
The Arizona Supreme Court will review 27 death sentences and decide if re-sentencing is required following last year's Supreme Court decision that juries, not judges, must decide aggravating facts supporting the death penalty.
Arizona has already re-written its capital punishment law. The 27 cases under review involve those in which aggravating factors were found by a judge and not a jury. Prosecutors allege this is "harmless error."
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