Colin Miller notes one way for jurors to be kicked off death penalty cases:

In Blackmon v. State, 7 So.3d 397 (Ala.Crim.App. 2005), during death-qualification, two juror were struck because they indicated that The Green Mile had an impact on how they view the death penalty. Fictional films might distort factual reality. They might distort legal reality. They might simplify complex issues. But they matter.

His meditations were inspired by a series of Alyssa Rosenberg's on pop culture and the death penalty. She responds: