mega888{"id":1260,"date":"2009-09-01T12:21:22","date_gmt":"2009-09-01T16:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/waynelawreview.org\/?p=1260"},"modified":"2012-05-28T13:03:29","modified_gmt":"2012-05-28T17:03:29","slug":"elevating-form-over-substance-why-circuit-courts-must-modify-their-procedural-approach-to-juries-use-of-the-bible-in-the-sentencing-phase-of-a-capital-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/waynelawreview.org\/elevating-form-over-substance-why-circuit-courts-must-modify-their-procedural-approach-to-juries-use-of-the-bible-in-the-sentencing-phase-of-a-capital-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Elevating Form Over Substance: Why Circuit Courts Must Modify Their Procedural Approach to Juries\u2019 Use of the Bible in the Sentencing Phase of a Capital Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

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