What are your believings worth?

-The cost of the capital punishment.- A few examples.

Expert witnesses (what do you mean?) Jury consultants Penalty phase (what about it?) Additional investigators Defence attorneys certified to handle death

cases

The cost of the trial

The cost of the trial => save $500 000 per case => instead of making prevention programs, etc…

Study shows : -In Maryland, it costs $ 3M which is $1.9M more than a non death penalty case

The cost of capital punishment

Colorado: Saving for cold case homicide team.

HOWEVER Virginia legislators expand capital punishment

A few examples…

Death penalty: too expensive

Nevertheless, in Texas the District Attorney Pat Lykos wants to proceed with the death penalty cases before the bill against the death penalty is voted.  « Justice has no price tag»

Conclusion