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Sep. 26, 2012

Death penalty report author responds to accusations

It is wrong to ascribe a nefarious purpose to the timing of the publication of the law review article on the costs of the state's death penalty program. By Paula M. Mitchell

Paula M. Mitchell

Loyola Law School

If educating voters "sways" them to vote in a certain direction then that must certainly be a good thing, because an informed electorate is essential to any successful democracy. But it was wrong for The Daily Journal to ascribe a nefarious purpose to the timing of the publication of the law review article I co-wrote with Senior 9th Circuit Judge Arthur L. Alarcón, published last week in the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review. ("Report attempts to sway voters to quash death pena...

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