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Breaking news: prosecutors and defense attorneys disagree on the death penalty

By Douglas A. Berman

Though the title of this post is snarky, this new article in the Los Angeles Times ? headlined "Lawyers divided on death penalty system: Prosecutors and defense attorneys tell a state panel that the system is dysfunctional but differ on solutions" ? is still worthy of a close read.  Of particular interest, as detailed in these excerpts, is the on-going challenge of gathering effective data on capital case administration:  During a hearing in Los Angeles before a state reform commission, prosecutors called for quicker appeals and amending the state Constitution to permit the California state Supreme Court to transfer some of the initial review of cases to state appeals courts. Defense attorneys opposed the proposal, saying it would make the process more cumbersome...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on February 21, 2008 (boomark / email).