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Is even Texas justice going softer on capital punishment?

By Douglas A. Berman

Because Texas is the only state that seems really invested in and committed to capital punishment, I found the headline of this local article from Austin really interesting: "Four Travis candidates lay out their views on death penalty: Three of Earle's assistants say they would seek ultimate punishment infrequently; former assistant says he would never seek death." Notably, the one Texas candidate saying he would not pursue death cases stressed the "cost of prosecuting such cases."  I have long thought an emphasis on economic realities is the strongest practical argument against the death penalty.  And these economic realities are highlighted by this intriguing article from New Hampshire, which starts this way:Nearly $978,000 has been allocated to date for the capital murder case against Michael K...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on February 05, 2008 (boomark / email).