Paula Mitchell Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Paula Mitchell The average time for the California Supreme Court to decide these death penalty appeal cases is about 15 years, but some cases have lasted 20 to 25 years, other states with the death penalty, like Texas, have an intermediate court of criminal appeals to handle the direct appeals and lighten the caseload for those states' courts of last resort. Paula Mitchell top-news A death sentence in this state really means life without parole. Paula Mitchell top-news Politicians get to say, 'We have the death penalty, look at all the people we have on death row,' but the delays allow them to spare the public from the gruesome act of an execution. Paula Mitchell top-news
