Research shows that many jurors inappropriately make their sentencing decisions before the sentencing phase of the trial begins, and oftentimes those decisions are pro-death.

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Research studies have found that a significant proportion of jurors make up their minds about the sentence they would give even before they hear evidence presented in the sentencing phase of a capital trial. This phenomenon is sometimes referred to as "prejudging." Some studies have shown that jurors who decide on their sentence early on are more likely to give the death penalty than those who remain open to both life imprisonment and the death penalty until the end of the trial.

Research Shows That Many Jurors Inappropriately Make Their Sentencing Decisions