“Scott Sundby’s new book, ​“A Life and Death Decision: A Jury Weighs the Death Penalty” is an impar­tial look at cap­i­tal jury delib­er­a­tions through the exam­i­na­tion of data col­lect­ed by the Capital Jury Project and oth­er stud­ies of group deci­sion-mak­ing. Drawing on the Capital Jury Project’s inter­views with more than 1,000 jurors from across the coun­try who had tak­en part in death penal­ty cas­es, the book address­es cru­cial issues such as jury instruc­tions, jury room set­up, and voir dire pro­ce­dures. While focus­ing on a sin­gle case, Sundby also sheds light on broad­er issues, includ­ing the roles of race, class, and gen­der in the jus­tice sys­tem.

Sundby is a pro­fes­sor of law at Washington and Lee University. He has worked on both the pros­e­cu­tion and defense sides in a vari­ety of crim­i­nal cas­es, and has tes­ti­fied as an expert wit­ness on the death penal­ty and oth­er legal issues. (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005). See Books.

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