An average of 15-20 years of appeals and court reviews don't give society a chance to correct a mistake?
That is set up to prevent the very mistake I am talking about. It is exactly that, leaving open the opportunity to correct a mistake.
Funny though, you would think 10 or more years would be enough time to discover it. Yet, a guy in Texas was just released after more than 10 years on death row. Everyone involved in the case acknowledged he did not do it. The prosecutor said it caused him to rethink how he goes about his job.
Some argue 10 to 15 years is too long. He would have been dead if they had their way.
I'm sure some would prefer we do as China does and just execute them a couple of months after the sentence has been handed down? What do you think?