Court: Prosecutors Can’t Invoke God for Death Penalty. “A federal appeals court panel

overturned a death sentence passed against a convicted

murderer on Monday, saying prosecutors should not have argued

that God sanctioned capital punishment.

In vacating the death sentence against Alfred Sandoval, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said

it was improper for prosecutors to suggest to the jury that “destroying Sandoval’s mortal

body might be the only way to save Sandoval’s eternal soul.” He also said the penalty would

be a wake-up call.” Reuters