The costs of appeals and legal counseling are the main expenses for the both of them. ... Second, even if this is a true analysis of the cost of capital punishment in the United States and other developed countries, it is not representative of the cost of criminal executions worldwide. ... Since 1973, legal protections have been so extraordinary that thirty seven percent of all death row cases have been overturned for due process reasons (sharp). ...

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