From the New York Times:
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The most far-reaching study of the death penalty in the United States has found that two out of three sentences were overturned on appeal, mostly because of serious errors by incompetent defense lawyers or overzealous police officers and prosecutors who withheld evidence.
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http://partners.nytimes.com/library/...h-penalty.html
Obviously the death penalty is handed out in many cases where the case is less than clear cut.
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