- Dettagli
- Categoria: Death Penalty News
- Pubblicato: 28 Ottobre 2017
This piece was originally published in December 2014. We know the basic reasons why death penalty cases are expensive: more lawyers, more experts, more time. Prosecutors and defense attorneys often spend more than a year preparing for death penalty trials. Every successful conviction is appealed to several state and federal courts, meaning the government pays for both prosecutors and