This article, in sharp contrast to my first post, made me very happy. I stated earlier that I was against the entire idea of capital punishment, but until now I (with my limited knowledge of the justice system) had been unable to come up with an equally drastic but not as terrible punishment for such an action. This article not only states one, but talks of a state that might actually follow this law in the future! The punishment Utah's Associate Cheif Justice Wilkins describes is a lifelong sentence in prison with no parole what-so-ever.
I think this is a very good idea because I believe capital punishment is a hanis and morally flawed law and Utah's stated possible law is an excellent alternative.
November 13, 2008
Utah Supreme Court says it might be forced to overturn death sentences (article#2)
This is a fairly short article that talks of how in the Utah Supreme court, people have begun to feel that the trials are unfair and are reaching false conclusions. The Associate Cheif Justice Michael Wilkins said that "we may be forced to hold that the lack of such counsel is sufficient grounds for outright reversal of a capital [sense?] and remand for the imposition of a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole."
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