David Elliot
David Elliot
below both categories commit courts crime either finality illness iq mental people
In both of those categories there's a standard. Either you are 18 years old when you commit a crime or you're not. Either your IQ is below 70 or it's not. Mental illness is a lot trickier for people to define, and so we haven't had the finality come from the courts that we have in these other categories.
higher low
That's a pretty low bar. We need a higher bar.
george legal petition president remaining resources
They don't have much in the way of legal resources remaining other than a clemency petition to President George W. Bush.
earth lethal trial
It's not earth-shattering news. Lethal injection is not on trial today. Down the road, it may be.
execution might ready sign worried
We're worried these new regulations might be a sign they are getting ready for an execution.
attorney decisions fox impartial parties penalty worry
My worry is this: It's the fox guarding the henhouse. Objective, impartial parties should be making these decisions. Not a pro-death penalty U.S. attorney general.
hold potential
This has the potential to hold up some executions. It will not hold up all executions.