It is a fact that over 80 percent of the death row appeals, and specifically the reversals, are based upon lawyer error, that is, people had incompetent lawyers to try death penalty cases to begin with; right?
Craig Washington: “It is a fact that over 80 percent of the death row appeals, and specifically the reversals, are based upon lawyer error…”
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Discussing issues related to death penalty appeals and legal representation.
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