Why Are Death Penalty Cases More Expensive Than Other Trials

question 11

Multiple Choice

Why are death penalty cases more expensive than other trials?

• A) Death row inmates must be held in privately run facilities.
• B) Death sentences must gain approval from federal courts in a second trial.
• C) Death penalty cases bring automatic appeals, most often paid for by the state.
• D) Death penalty defendants are provided private attorneys.
• E) The grand jury requirement is unique to capital punishment cases.

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