Breaking: Federal Judge Criticizes Death Penalty — But Concludes Only Supreme Court Can End It —> https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/federal-judge-criticizes-death-penalty-but-concludes-only-su?utm_term=.pgQZY604pA …pic.twitter.com/dwggX37UyI
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Federal judge: "[J]ury selection since Gregg is not the solution to inherent jury bias but rather a substantial part of the problem."
The conclusion regarding arbitrariness:pic.twitter.com/uQZ9V3nT1H
Federal judge: "The more carefully one reviews ...the underlying case summaries, the more arbitrary the distinctions between cases become."
Conclusion regarding solitary confinement of death-row inmates:pic.twitter.com/P71l5ts17m
Conclusion regarding claimed deterrence effect of capital punishment: "unprovable."pic.twitter.com/DpRE4AusLK
Conclusion regarding defense argument that there's a "consensus" against the death penalty: No.pic.twitter.com/iS5E0nkLP2
As to defense's major legal argument that the federal death penalty is a disproportionate punishment for murder, the court says no.pic.twitter.com/ZYAcMHB3cf
As to arbitrariness, however, the court finds that there could be sufficient evidence of arbitrariness, but that #SCOTUS must address it.pic.twitter.com/vhrrmrjxk1
Updated @BuzzFeedNews report on today's ruling out of Vermont on the constitutionality of the federal death penalty:https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/federal-judge-criticizes-death-penalty-but-concludes-only-su?utm_term=.qyQJdq0Yxz#.io81qEZNW8 …
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