The jury is going to be asked almost to flip a coin, without any evidentiary basis before them, because they're not going to have before them any evidence, even of the person's character or background or history or the factors that would go into a judge's decision. The jury won't have that. They're really being asked, “Look at this person. You saw what they did in this case. Tell us whether it's 25 or 50 years.” Or 10 or 20, or however they want to break it up.
