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On Juries, Sentencing, and Terry Nichols

By Steve Hall

The Oklahoman reports, "Terry Nichols' judge said some jurors thought life in prison was harsher punishment than death," by Nolan Clay. Terry Nichols' judge revealed Thursday that three jurors told him after the 2004 state trial that they thought life in prison was a harsher punishment for the bombing conspirator than the death penalty.The judge, Steven Taylor, also said Nichols is intelligent but had "kind of an empty look? whenever they made eye contact.Taylor, 61, spoke to an audience of about 100 at the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum. He is now vice chief justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court.Jury couldn't decideTaylor in 2004 ordered Nichols to serve 161 consecutive life terms without parole on 161 murder counts...continue to full post

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