The Assoicated Press reports that in Denver, Colorado, a 3-2 divided Colorado Supreme Court ruled that juries cannot turn to the Bible for advice during deliberations. The court threw out the death penalty for a convicted murderer because jurors discussed Bible verses. Defense attorney Kathleen Lord, arguing before the state Supreme Court last month, said the jurors had gone outside the law. “They went to the Bible to find out God’s position on capital punishment,” she said.
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