1.   But the main issue is that it extends the sentencing options available if the defendant is convicted.

2.   The defendant was convicted of high treason and sentenced to death.

3.   The defendants were convicted of wilfully promoting racial hatred.

4.   All eight defendants were each convicted on at least one count of racketeering, defined as committing crimes to support a continuing criminal enterprise.

5.   Therefore, the defendants could be convicted as handlers.

6.   Among them were cases in which jurors convicted a defendant of gun possession, even though they could not agree on which gun the defendant had.

7.   And in other recent cases black jurors have refused to convict black defendants despite overwhelming evidence of guilt.

8.   As a federal prosecutor, Butler said he convinced many African-American juries to convict African-American defendants.

9.   As for the evidence, Forbis said he and the other jurors believed there were so many inconsistencies in the testimony that they could not convict the defendant.

10.   As with civilian trials and military court martial cases, the standard for convicting a defendant would be proof beyond reasonable doubt.