What I think they mean as regards the trials "costing less" is that people are less likely to appeal (and appeals are less sympathetic) when the death penalty is a non-issue. I don't think that less effort will be put into a trial that's "only" trying it as a life sentence.
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Date: 2009-02-27 03:34 pm (UTC)