Tag: judicial override
Daniel Sutter: Score one for juries
Alabama is currently the only state which allows judges to impose a death sentence over the decision of the jury. This is changing, as...
Alabama lawmakers to vote on death penalty bill
No capital murder sentencing procedure in the United States has been more criticized than that of Alabama's. As the only state in the country...
Alabama lawmakers pre-file bills to limit judges’ ability to impose death-penalty
Alabama’s death-penalty law is the only one of its kind in the United States. There, a judge may sentence someone to death against a...