Although a verdict on the guilt or innocence of sniper shootings defendant Lee Boyd Malvo is likely weeks away, a sentencing option for jurors already has shaped the course of the trial and renewed debate about executing juvenile offenders. The possibility of a death sentence if a guilty verdict is returned against Malvo has determined the composition of the jury that will judge the 18-year-old, and led to the insanity defense strategy that his attorneys will employ and prosecutors will argue against.
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