In a lot of cases, it's not so much the inmate trying to stop the execution, it's the system. Imagine that. Some refuse reprieve, some waive appeals, but much of the time the system won't let them do so at all, or make it incredibly difficult to do so.
Also, it's quite unethical for a defense attorney to not fight as hard as he can to save his client from a death sentence. Sometimes that's ALL they're doing, if their client is obviously guilty and they have no defense. In a death penalty case, it's far from easy to just say, hey, kill me.
Well in that case, you should just waive your right to a jury trial all together. Only a unanimous jury can hand down a death sentence, and a judge still has final say. Waiving a jury trial would put you up for sentencing by a 3 judge panel, and the sentence would still be up in the air, it's not like it's guaranteed you'd get death. You'd be strongly discouraged from doing so by the courts, and probably have a very hard time, but you could go that route.
Of course, that would mean you'd be pleading guilty to the charge, so what if it's a case where you were innocent? Would you really do that?
If I were innocent then I wouldn't be considering the death penalty at all. If I were guilty and I were going to get a life sentence anyway then why fight it?
Is it normal that I fear prison more than death?
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In a lot of cases, it's not so much the inmate trying to stop the execution, it's the system. Imagine that. Some refuse reprieve, some waive appeals, but much of the time the system won't let them do so at all, or make it incredibly difficult to do so.
Also, it's quite unethical for a defense attorney to not fight as hard as he can to save his client from a death sentence. Sometimes that's ALL they're doing, if their client is obviously guilty and they have no defense. In a death penalty case, it's far from easy to just say, hey, kill me.
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I know that, but as the defendant I would not allow a defense attorney to make the decision for me and I'd have the right to waive counsel.
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Well in that case, you should just waive your right to a jury trial all together. Only a unanimous jury can hand down a death sentence, and a judge still has final say. Waiving a jury trial would put you up for sentencing by a 3 judge panel, and the sentence would still be up in the air, it's not like it's guaranteed you'd get death. You'd be strongly discouraged from doing so by the courts, and probably have a very hard time, but you could go that route.
Of course, that would mean you'd be pleading guilty to the charge, so what if it's a case where you were innocent? Would you really do that?
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If I were innocent then I wouldn't be considering the death penalty at all. If I were guilty and I were going to get a life sentence anyway then why fight it?