By 7-2 we agreed with the Supreme Court in Ring v. Arizona that only this group can impose the death penalty
[DOC] [TLE] US Supreme Court: Ring v. Arizona - Death Penalty Information Center [PAR] In a 7-2 decision in the case of Ring v. Arizona, the U.S. Supreme Court held that 
a defendant has the right to have a jury, ... as a practical matter judges generally 
have only overruled a jury to impose a life sentence.