Jurors shouldn’t be told possible mandatory minimums for repeat offenders, La. Supreme Court rules
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Times-Picayune
March 16, 2017

“Louisiana jurors should not be told of possible mandatory minimum sentences defendants might face under the state’s habitual offender law, because the knowledge could distract from their duty to determine guilt or innocence in a case, the Louisiana Supreme Court said in a split decision issued late Wednesday (March 15).”

 

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