Friday, January 26, 2007

Washington State Bar Assocication's Death Penalty Subcommittee's Report

Death Penalty Subcommittee of the Committee on Public Defense Final Report
The Death Penalty Subcommittee of the Committee on Public Defense has issued its Final Report. It will be submitted to the WSBA Board of Governors along with the full report of the Committee on Public Defense at the Board meeting on March 2 – 3, 2007. The Death Penalty Subcommittee Report discusses how the death penalty has operated in Washington, the costs of death penalty cases, and compensation of attorneys in death penalty cases. It makes nine recommendations regarding the death penalty in Washington.

Read Full Report: http://www.wsba.org/lawyers/groups/finalreport.pdf