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Transition: Chandra will begin by explaining three major concerns with the death penalty.
I. First Main Point (Need-Problem): The Death Penalty has three major problems: the cost, immoral issues, and erroneous executions.
a. Supporting Point: The death penalty is a very costly form of punishment.
i. Data: According to Dave Erickson's study, "Cost of the Death Penalty," on Los Angeles County found at Deathpenalty.org, it would cost nearly $2 million to try a case that carries the death penalty sentencing versus the $1 million for a regular trial.
ii. Data: When execution is, in fact, carried out it will cost an additional 2.5 to 3 million dollars per execution.
iii. Data: There are currently 3,061 inmates waiting to be executed, which will cost approximately $9.1 billion while giving them life impriso
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