Research BulletinsSummaries of legislative sessions and in-depth treatment of issues.Issues in Administering the Death Penalty- October 1, 2006 This bulletin provides data on use of the death penalty and describes constitutional requirements for imposing the death penalty. It discusses several issues important to administration of the death penalty, including the appeals process for death sentences, exonerations, quality of defense counsel, and costs.http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/rb/06rb02.pdf |