http://burneylawfirm.com/blog/2009/11/23/more-harm-than-good-why-capital-punishment-doesnt-work/ Irreverent and insightful observations on criminal law Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:01:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://burneylawfirm.com/blog/2009/11/23/more-harm-than-good-why-capital-punishment-doesnt-work/comment-page-1/#comment-3781 The Criminal Lawyer» Blog Archive » Federal Sentencing: A Long Way to Go Tue, 25 May 2010 16:35:29 +0000 http://burneylawfirm.com/blog/?p=290#comment-3781 [...] pro-death-penalty for certain violent crimes (though we ourselves are against capital punishment, as mentioned previously), but it also wants to get rid of mandatory minimums for nonviolent offenders, and to focus the [...] [...] pro-death-penalty for certain violent crimes (though we ourselves are against capital punishment, as mentioned previously), but it also wants to get rid of mandatory minimums for nonviolent offenders, and to focus the [...]

]]> http://burneylawfirm.com/blog/2009/11/23/more-harm-than-good-why-capital-punishment-doesnt-work/comment-page-1/#comment-1889 The Criminal Lawyer» Blog Archive » Is Delay in Capital Appeals an 8th Amendment Issue? Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:38:24 +0000 http://burneylawfirm.com/blog/?p=290#comment-1889 [...] Last week, we argued that capital punishment as practiced in America does not work, because it takes too long. [...] [...] Last week, we argued that capital punishment as practiced in America does not work, because it takes too long. [...]

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