Well in that case, you should just waive your right to a jury trial all together. Only a unanimous jury can hand down a death sentence, and a judge still has final say. Waiving a jury trial would put you up for sentencing by a 3 judge panel, and the sentence would still be up in the air, it's not like it's guaranteed you'd get death. You'd be strongly discouraged from doing so by the courts, and probably have a very hard time, but you could go that route.
Of course, that would mean you'd be pleading guilty to the charge, so what if it's a case where you were innocent? Would you really do that?
If I were innocent then I wouldn't be considering the death penalty at all. If I were guilty and I were going to get a life sentence anyway then why fight it?
Is it normal that I fear prison more than death?
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Well in that case, you should just waive your right to a jury trial all together. Only a unanimous jury can hand down a death sentence, and a judge still has final say. Waiving a jury trial would put you up for sentencing by a 3 judge panel, and the sentence would still be up in the air, it's not like it's guaranteed you'd get death. You'd be strongly discouraged from doing so by the courts, and probably have a very hard time, but you could go that route.
Of course, that would mean you'd be pleading guilty to the charge, so what if it's a case where you were innocent? Would you really do that?
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If I were innocent then I wouldn't be considering the death penalty at all. If I were guilty and I were going to get a life sentence anyway then why fight it?