[The Red Zone]

It is amazing how many people, based on a few paragraphs of information of unknown validity, are willing to overturn the death penalty given after a jury of 12 heard all the evidence (the convicted DID have a defense attorny, didn't he?).

How good, is very much in the air.

And I doubt ANY death penalty is administered in America without one or two appeals courts reviewing the case.

Appeals courts are not inquisitors. They are additional forums for the adversarial process. If one advocate is simply incompetent, the appeals courts benefit zilch.

[Mr Rogers]

Appeals courts are not inquisitors. They are additional forums for the adversarial process. If one advocate is simply incompetent, the appeals courts benefit zilch.

While internet forums are EVER so much more knowledgable, informed, and fair!