el Kronenwetter, "[s]imply charging a defendant with a capital crime escalates the cost of the trial" (38). When people think of the death penalty, they do not think of everything it entails. According to the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California,
             A capital case requires two trials (one to determine guilt and another to determine penalty), automatic state supreme court review, post-conviction proceedings, and Supreme Court appeals, all of which are extremely costly to the state both in money and human resources. Jury selection and pretrial motions are also more lengthy in capital cases, and expert consultants such as psychiatrists often must be retained. The cost of maintai
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