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Regular executions not stopping complaints about capital justice delayed in Ohio

By Douglas A. Berman

I was intrigued and somewhat surprised to see this segment, headlined "Death Penalty Cases Stalled In Appeals Court," on my late local news last night.  Complaints about the slow pace of death penalty appeals seem less common when a state is regularly conducting executions, but Ohio's monthly executions of late did not even get mentioned in this local piece spotlighting appellate delays in the review of Ohio capital cases.  Here are excerpts: They have been convicted of murder and sentenced to death but in many cases their appeals and their death sentences -- are stuck on hold.   Proceedings at the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers several states including Ohio, often stall, even after all of the arguments have been made, 10 Investigates' Paul Aker reported on Thursday...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on November 19, 2010 (boomark / email).