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Well, I read both cases you cited and neither support your claim.
The first was is quite clear.
The second one didn't overturn the juries conviction--it upheld it. The only thing the case mentions is that the original case was sent back for resentencing due to inappropriate language (from an impartial agent of the state--the prosecutor). The man was still sentenced to death, BTW. His conviction was never overturned.
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