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"Death Penalty Advocate Is a Challenge for the Defense"

By Douglas A. Berman

The title of this post is the headline of this notable article in the New York Times reporting on an interesting capital case in Connecticut.  Here are excerpts from the piece: In the three years since his wife and two daughters were killed at his home in Cheshire, Conn., Dr. William A. Petit Jr. has become perhaps the most passionate and visible advocate for the death penalty in Connecticut.  More than once he has indicated that the ultimate punishment ought to be imposed on the two longtime criminals who are charged with killing his family. Now, as the trial of one of the men, Steven J. Hayes, is set to begin on Sept. 13, defense lawyers are publicly showing their frustration with Dr. Petit.  It is a tactic that is fraught with danger for them: This is a man, after all, who is often described as enduring unfathomable loss...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on September 03, 2010 (boomark / email).