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Old 05-03-2004, 07:57 PM   #55
Troubleshooter
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Originally posted by Happy Monkey
Good catch. I guess what I meant to say was that that was the maximum effect, if any, that guilt or innocence could have on how far the process went.

I think that it is valid, though. A certain number of people on death row do not want to appeal, and I suspect that a majority of them are guilty.
While that may be a reasonable assertion is it possible that there has been a study to that effect?
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