Sentence examples for decisions on death from inspiring English sources

Current and former prosecutors have said recently that Mr. Ashcroft's reversal of prosecutors' decisions on death penalties may present difficulties for prosecutors who believe the cases to be too weak to seek an execution.

He said decisions on death penalties were "often very close calls, so the fact that the attorney general and a U.S. attorney reach a different conclusion does not mean that one of them is out to lunch".

Respondents were asked to rank each scenario depicted in the decision tree on a scale from 0 (death) to 100 (perfect health) to score their perceptions of quality of life if faced with the event.

During the sentencing phase, the jury deliberated without reaching a decision on death or life, and without making any findings regarding aggravating or mitigating circumstances.

City officials say safeguards are required to prevent fraud and that the decision on death certificates is ultimately that of the Surrogate Court of the City of New York.

"The previous jury was unable to reach a unanimous decision on death, and they heard every graphic detail of the crime," Bremner continued.

The decisions on the death penalty were to have been made 120 days after the suspects were arraigned in July, as required by state law.

In a series of decisions on the death penalty on Thursday, the state's highest court ordered hearings on whether the two men, Derrick King and Aaron Patterson, had been given poor legal representation and had been tortured by Chicago police officers.

Ms Chambers, who has prosecuted two of the three inmates now on Colorado's death row, told reporters outside the courthouse that the decision on the death penalty had to be made within 60 days of his arraignment, "so it's months down the line".

California had been one of the most significant states to watch regarding its decision on the death penalty, legal experts said.

Mr. Peeler will be sentenced to life because jurors in his case could not reach a unanimous decision on the death penalty.