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So what will happen in this penalty phase? what s the expectation of the kind of evidence presented, if there will be anything different or testimony to try to appeal to the jurors for either a life or death penalty? well you re exactly right. the confusion is that under massachusetts law, there is no death penalty. this is a federal law. congress authorized the death penalty, that s what the jury s going to consider. it s a matter of mitigating factors versus aggravating factors and that balance has to be made by the jury. the complication i think, is that with the op-ed pieces editorials and, of course judge george o toole instructed the jury don t look at media. but they re not sequestered, you know they are. the problem is are they going to be affected? will that reading media and watching media impact on their decision making? and i think it very well could. and so richard, this does ....

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