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
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