Question

In ______________, the Supreme Court ruled that juries, not judges, must make the crucial factual decisions as to whether a convicted murderer should receive the death penalty.

Answer 1

Answer:

Ring v Arizona (2002)

Explanation:

On June 24, 2002, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Ring v. Arizona, ending the practice of having a judge, rather than a jury, decide the critical sentencing issues in a death penalty case. It is unclear, however, if the ruling will apply to all the defendants in all states with judge sentencing.

Ring v. Arizona, 536 U.S. 584, was a case in which the United States Supreme Court applied the rule of Apprendi v. New Jersey, to capital sentencing schemes, holding that the Sixth Amendment requires a jury to find the aggravating factors necessary for imposing the death penalty.