SO, our good friend Andrew Thomas, County Attorney for Maricopa County is at it again. The Arizona Capitol Times has this article about creating a court to try just death penalty cases. My natural inclination is to be against it because Andy is for it, but after a little thought I couldn't decide.
My one caveat is that Maricopa County should have to foot the bill completely. Other counties should not be forced to pony up for our county attorney's overzealous bloodlust.
Maybe defendants will have a better chance at a fair trial in a court designed for death penalty cases. Regardless, it made me think how uneven justice is in Arizona, if you get the death penalty in Maricopa for something that would get jail time in any other county.
Should county attorneys be elected? Is it a good idea to have a politician prosecuting people accused of crimes? I can see pros and cons with either system, but good ole Andy is the poster boy for appointing prosecutors rather than electing them.
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