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Form. count four, no statutory mitt gators and both aggravators are proven, and the defendant is sentenced to death, sunny. >> death penalty verdict. >> death for the monster who slaughtered the connecticut doctor's family. >> and tonight, a connecticut jury has done something rare. >> they have recommended death for steven hayes. he is convicted of raping and murdering a mom, jennifer hawke-petit and her two daughters haley and mikayla. >> the verdict was devastating. steven wanted the death verdict, and we did everything in our power to prevent that in spite of his own efforts to kill himsel...

Clerk is reading the verdict form. count four, no statutory mitt gators and both aggravators are proven, and the defendant is sentenced to death, sunny. >> death penalty verdict. >> death for the monster who slaughtered the connecticut doctor's family. >> and tonight, a connecticut jury has done something rare. >> they have recommended death for steven hayes. he is convicted of raping and murdering a mom, jennifer hawke-petit and her two daughters haley and mikayla. >> the verdict was devastating. steven wanted the death verdict, and we did everything in our power to prevent that in spite of h...

Placed upon their shoulders. i'm glad i'm not in that room. >> yep. >> never get those pictures out of their heads for the rest of their lives. >> you know, it has been very traumatic for everyone. >> this is a case that has just rattled people. a lot of people say that if there is a case that warrants the death penalty, this is it. wait a minute i want to read you something that we are getting -- we are getting word on and you might be able to explain it to us. the jurors are standing and the clerk is reading the verdict form. count four, no statutory mitt gators and both aggravators are prov...

Get to decide whether someone like jodi arias is eligible for the death penalty. jenna: do they have a case or not? >> i don't think they have a case for getting rid of the penalties, but let's talk practicalities about the prosecution. jenna: well, we can, but about the crime, especially cruel, doug, if any rational person looks at this case, whoever murdered this person -- which they found to be jodi arias -- did it in an especially cruel way. >> absolutely. >> let's step back a minute. you have aggravating factors and mitigating factors. a jury in a death penalty case, this is when the u.s....

>> mid wynwin, there's a child involved as well. what does that do in trumping up the degree, the severity of what these allegations are suggesting? >> well, i certainly think that it's an aggravator. you're talking about child abuse charges, kidnapping, false imprisonment and whenever you have a child involved, obviously i think the criminal justice system society at large is a lot more interested in making sure that whoever the defendant is, is really going to pay for what they've done or at least the charges are going to reflect the severity of the crime. >> paul, if you're a prosecutor in ...