Interesting article by Diana Novak on the execution of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was almost certainly innocent. It talks about the requirement that jurors in capital cases be "death-qualified" - that is, willing to apply the death penalty if the person is found guilty. That tends to pre-select a certain kind of juror. I find this appalling that only jurors that view the death penalty favorably are eligible to serve.
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