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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Sep. 12, 2007

Fast-Tracking Execution

Forum Column - By William H. Neukom - What does the president of the American Bar Association want states to trade in exchange for the attorney general's new "fast track" authority over capital punishment cases?

FORUM COLUMN

By William H. Neukom

      There is no greater test of our justice system than capital punishment.
      When a society grounded in the rule of law seeks to exact the ultimate price - the taking of a life - we cannot casually accept flaws that may lead to lethal misjudgments.
      In the highly complex world of death penalty litigation, this means provid...

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