Entries tagged with “Anna Dietrich”
Policy Issues
Arbitrariness
,Mar 18, 2015
STUDIES: Most Likely Outcome of Death Sentence Is That It Will Be Reversed
A new study from researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill finds that the most likely outcome for a capital case once a death sentence has been imposed is that the defendant’s conviction or sentence will be reversed on appeal. Execution is only the third most likely…