If statistics are any indication, the system may well
be allowing some innocent defendants to be executed…
Serious questions are being raised about whether the death penalty
is being fairly administered in this country.
Perhaps it’s time to look at minimum standards for appointed counsel
in death cases and adequate compensation for appointed counsel
when they are used.
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Speech to the Minnesota Women Lawyers group
July 2, 2001
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