71.   If the jury decided the defendant was not retarded, the judge would have the final say after a hearing with independent experts.

72.   In Arizona, judges rather than juries decide whether defendants convicted of capital crimes should be sentenced to death.

73.   In effect, the jury decided that Fentress is still mentally ill, but not so ill that he still must be committed, Darrow said.

74.   In the first, the jury decided Exxon and the Valdez captain, Joseph J. Hazelwood, were reckless.

75.   Judge Dwyer ruled that the jury can decide whether the Fulks promotion can be considered, but he also ruled that most of the earlier claims cannot.

76.   Juries have decided that even single remarks can constitute severe harassment, she said.

77.   Lawyers hire the experts who support their side, and judges simply let the jury decide which science experts are correct.

78.   Likewise, many others around this community were pleased that the jury decided not to sentence Smith to death.

79.   Maybe we need to go back to the days when a jury decided guilt and a judge handed down the sentence.

80.   Months later, waiting for a jury to decide whether Smith should be electrocuted, Russell recalled how family members gathered in a courthouse room and prayed.