The Juror

In 2008, Sven Berger was chosen to serve on the jury for a murder
trial. He says the sentence that he and his fellow jurors handed
down “felt like a mistake right away.” Sven talked about what
happened next on the podcast Heavyweight, and today, we’re sharing
that episode with you. Maurice Chammah originally reported on
Sven’s story for The Marshall Project. Say hello on Twitter,
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