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The Juror

Criminal

The Importance of Clarifying Jury Instructions for Paul Story

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The jury instructions for Paul Story's case were written in dense legal ease. nowhere in their nine pages did they state that a single dissenting vote can prevent the death penalty. In theory, that's to encourage them to arrive at a consensus. But what it means is Sven's confusion wasn't his fault. For years, legal advocates had wanted to bring a bill before the legislature that would clarify the instructions. They needed someone who could say, I would have done things differently if I had understood. Marilyn explains to Sven that with him and the things he'd said in the article, they'd finally found that person. There are senators in the state of Texas who have introduced the bill based on you

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