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Erath Co. DA Alan Nash tells potential jurors he will not ask for death penalty if there's a conviction. @FOX4
— Fil Alvarado (@FilAlvaradoFox4) February 9, 2015
Someone contradicted my claim a couple of weeks back that a single District Attorney can decide whether someone lives or dies. Sure, a jury must convict and assess the the death penalty when it is sought. But if the DA decides, in his eternal wisdom, not to seek it, a jury cannot give it.
