The Importance of Drinking After a Trial

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Sven was a regular drinker, and it only got worse after the capital murder trial. Sven felt guilty for sending someone to death row in Texas. He read every article about the case he could find but eventually stopped drinking. Article is offering listeners $50 off your first purchase of $100 or more.

In 2008, Sven Berger was chosen to serve on the jury for a murder trial. He says the sentence that he and his fellow jurors handed down “felt like a mistake right away.”

Sven talked about what happened next on the podcast Heavyweight, and today, we’re sharing that episode with you. Maurice Chammah originally reported on Sven’s story for The Marshall Project.

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