<P> Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Colorado . </P> <P> It was reinstated in 1974 by popular vote, with 61% in favor of the measure that was referred to the voters by the state legislature . </P> <P> When the prosecution seeks the death penalty, the sentence is decided by the jury and must be unanimous . In case of a hung jury during the penalty phase of the trial, a life sentence is issued, even if a single juror opposed death (there is no retrial). </P>

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