1.   Most capital cases are handled by state courts.

2.   No I I only tried three capital murder cases and all three they got acquitted.

3.   Most defendants in capital cases are black and they cannot afford legal representation, so they are assigned counsel by the state.

4.   Most of the money spent in capital cases goes towards the litigation, which can take over a decade before all the avenues of appeal have been exhausted.

5.   Among other things, the resolution calls on states with the death penalty to implement association policies that encourage competent counsel in capital cases.

6.   And the level of representation in federal capital cases is far better than in most states with high death row populations.

7.   And they questioned what powers and resources the state would give to a newly-created office designed to insure that indigent defendants receive adequate representation in capital cases.

8.   Another key logjam for capital cases is the lack of defense attorneys.

9.   Another change would specify that lawyers appointed to represent indigent defendants in capital cases have significant training or experience in such cases.

10.   As he has consistently done in the other potential capital cases, Morgenthau refused Wednesday to explain his reasons for seeking life without parole.