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Article: Colorado Supreme Court orders life sentences for two death-row inmates, cites U.S. Supreme Court
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- February 24, 2003
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Dateline: DENVER
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that the death sentences for two
men imposed by three-judge panels were unconstitutional, citing a
recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that juries, not judges, must determine
if the death penalty is appropriate.
The Colorado Supreme Court ordered George Woldt and Francisco Martinez
Jr. to be re-sentenced to life in prison without parole.
The decision follows a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in June that
held that juries, not judges, must determine whether the death penalty
is appropriate. The court ruled in an Arizona case.
Colorado lawmakers have since changed the law to require juries to
handle sentencing in future ...