New York Bike Path Attacker Spared Death Penalty After Jury Deadlocks

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

42% : The 12 jurors agreed on a number of other aggravating factors weighing in favor of the death penalty, including that Saipov planned the attack in advance and that he carried it out in support of Islamic State.
40% : The deadlock means Saipov will be sentenced to life in prison without parole, because a unanimous decision is required to impose the death penalty.
39% : Sayfullo Saipov, the man convicted of killing eight people in an attack on a Manhattan bike path in 2017, was spared the death penalty after a federal jury deadlocked on how he should be punished.
32% : Saipov's case is the first federal death penalty trial since President Joe Biden, a Democrat, took office in 2021 after pledging to abolish capital punishment during his campaign.
26% : Saipov's defense lawyer, David Patton, said in his closing argument that the death penalty was "not necessary to do justice."

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