Bifurcated Trials Are Required in Capital Cases

Bifurcated trials are required in capital cases. The means

A) at least half the jury members in capital cases must be of the same race as the defendant.
B) anyone convicted on one of two specific crimes (intentional murder or forcible rape) must be sentenced to death.
C) death penalty trials must have two stages with the first being used to determine guilt and the second stage to decide the sentence.
D) a different judge than the one conducting the trial must be used to determine the sentence.