22 Quotes by Richard Dieter

There's still debate, but it doesn't frame the issue as strongly as someone who's saying the statute is unfair or begging for his life.

There's now considerable public skepticism about whether all those being executed are really guilty and that has cast doubt on the whole system.

It would be counterproductive to force the issue, then have a 5-4 vote that juveniles can be executed, ... The issue then may not be revisited for a long time. It may be a better thing for the issue to percolate, for states to ban executing minors on their own, instead of being forced to by the courts.

These cases are not yet a trend of where things are going. The meatier issues are still unpredictable at this point.

Sometimes you get the wrong person. Sometimes you are driven by prejudices.

Commutation is meant for when the law hasn't caught up with society,

This is a proper action for the governor to take. It's not right to shy away from a difficult question or even shy away from reopening cases when there is a chance that something new might be learned.

It's just an unsolvable kind of problem. We're never going to have a carefree system of painless executions.

If you are a lawyer you are filing something just like Clarence Hill as we speak.