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Death Penalty Advocate Is a Challenge for the Defense

By Steve Hall

That's the title of William Glaberson's article in the New York Times.  LINK 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. Criticism of him has been virtually unheard of since the crime made him the subject of widespread sympathy...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on September 03, 2010 (boomark / email).