Navigation Index 
The Black Hole of Litigation
  Death Row USA Preface
    The death penalty is part of the  political process
    Case study I:  Abraham Beard - - pre-Furman
    Build up of persons on death row
    Case study II: John Spenkelink's Execution
    Case Study III:  Samuel Bice Johnson
    The Lesson Yet Learned
 
    Death Penalty as Part of the Political Process
    The PACE: What it Means
    Key Decisions
    Who Decides Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die?
    Three Entities Who Monitor the PACE
    How to Change the PACE
    Doing One's Duty