Friday, October 17, 2008

Tennessee to review Death Penalty?

Major newspaper in Tennessee calls for a review of whether justice is being served in the state.
clipped from www.tennessean.com

After a number of years in which Tennessee has seen legal twists and turns, costly confusion and probable miscarriages of justice in capital murder cases, there is a sliver of hope for improvement.

It is tragic that it took lives being lost in the process, but for the sake of people on Tennessee's death row; members of the legal system; elected officials; and the public at large, we look to the legislative study committee on the death penalty for a more just system in the future.

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