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Reviewing the administration of the death penalty in Virginia

By Douglas A. Berman

The Richmond Times Dispatch has this new legnthy article, headlined "Many factors figure in death-penalty cases," concerning the administration of the death penalty in Virgina.  Especially because Virginia reasonably can and likely would claim to have the most sound and sensible capital punishment system in the United States, the piece is an interesting read including some interesting (somewhat dated) Virginia statistics.  Here are some excerpts: A smiling Sam McCroskey was led from Prince Edward County Circuit Court last month after a plea deal won for him a life sentence instead of execution for bludgeoning four people to death -- three while they slept.  Three days later, Teresa Lewis, a Pittsylvania County grandmother, was executed by injection for a double murder-for-hire in which she did not pull the trigger...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on October 03, 2010 (boomark / email).