how are you suppose to know if the lawyer is a good one or if the state just stuck you with anyone. This can cause a major fluctuation on how the death penalty could be applied. A good lawyer would get his client life, while a bad lawyer might lose and get his client the death penalty. A good example of lawyers getting their client a lesser sentence happened in the O.J. Simpson case. All the evidence points to one conclusion, but his lawyers found enough loopholes and mistakes around the system to spring him free.
             All the law in this country is subject to the judges view points or the jury's view point. All laws are subjective to emotions. This is the main reason why laws and verdicts fluctuate so much. Every lawyer in the country knows that emtions play a major part in law, and this is why lawyers get to choose their juries. A lawyer would pick a jury that would be in favor of a good sentence for his client. He can gauge each person's emotions abou
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