Federal Court Vacates 100 Death Sentences

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More than 100 condemned prisoners had their sentences overturned by a federal court that ruled only juries - not judges alone - can choose between life and death. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday extended a 2002 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that found nonjury sentences unconstitutional. The appeals court applied the ruling retroactively to death row inmates in Arizona, Idaho and Montana
 
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