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2. my understanding is that juries are normally not told what the potential or minimum sentence is

Reply to MichMary (Original post)

Tue Aug 21, 2018, 11:02 AM

Aug 2018

except in cases where the death penalty may apply.

they may have independent knowledge, or may have a good guess.

then again, they may or may not have a feel for how potential ranges translate into actual sentences, whether they're likely to be served concurrently, etc.

in any event, juries may even be told specifically to ignore possible sentencing because their job is simply to determine guilty or not guilty.

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NO - The jury is not told of sentencing Jersey Devil Aug 2018 #1

my understanding is that juries are normally not told what the potential or minimum sentence is unblock Aug 2018 #2

Normally juries are not told what the penalty might be because that could affect their decision. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #3

Juries are specifically instructed not to concern themselves with the consequences of their verdict Ponietz Aug 2018 #4

I think this is a pretty well educated jury. Grammy23 Aug 2018 #5

Since they weren't sequestered, I suppose some of them could PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2018 #6