what kind of crime is it when only a judge can give a sentence and the jury does not have any say in the sentence?
2007-01-22 11:21:19 · 4 answers · asked by Hilary D 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
I'm not really sure about this but I think in jury trials the judge can overturn the jury's decision but I think this rarely happens. I don't know if it's the guilt phase, penalty phase or both. I know that Steve Grogan, one of the Manson family killers, the jury recommended the death sentence but the judge overturned it and gave him a life sentence.
2007-01-22 12:59:54 · answer #1 · answered by DawnDavenport 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The judge gives the sentence when the case doesn't go to trial. Normally when there isn't a reasonable doubt.
2007-01-22 19:35:53 · answer #2 · answered by bryan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what you're talking about, sorry that I couldn't help.
2007-01-22 19:28:01 · answer #3 · answered by A_WWE_FAN_4LYFE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
huh??
2007-01-22 19:23:30 · answer #4 · answered by I love him! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋