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Report on capital justice delayed in Alabama

By Douglas A. Berman

This local article from Alabama, which is headlined "Death penalty cases take longer to complete as debate continues," provides details on why capital justice takes a long time in the Yellowhammer State. Here are excerpts: When a new inmate arrives on Alabama's death row, the chief capital punishment attorney for the state does not begin making plans for the execution. Instead, Assistant Attorney General Clay Crenshaw begins making plans for representing the state in numerous appeals of the death sentence, which can often last for more than 20 years. Crenshaw said the average length of time between a death sentence being imposed and an execution carried out in Alabama is 13.5 years. He said that period is growing as appeals courts spend more time before issuing decisions...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on April 05, 2010 (boomark / email).