Liebman, Fagan, and West (2000) examined every capital case in the United States over a 22-year period and found that _____ of death sentences were reversed because of serious error at trial, with the most frequent cause of error being _____.
A) 68%; incompetent defense lawyers
B) 52%; faulty or misleading jury instructions
C) 37%; prosecutorial misconduct
D) 78%; prosecutorial misconduct
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