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The Z-File by Chuck Hustmyre – The American Jury — If it’s broke, fix it

The jury system in this country is broken and needs to be fixed.Last week, the jury that took six weeks to empanel, convicted serial killer Sean Vincent Gillis of first-degree murder but couldn’t agree on a punishment, so by law, Gillis got a life sentence for the strangulation murder of Donna Bennett Johnston on top of the life sentence he was already serving for killing Joyce Williams. More…