] Many of the more than 3,600 death row inmates nationwide,
] as well as defendants and offenders at other points in
] the capital punishment system, have not received the
] quality of legal representation that the severity and the
] finality of a death sentence demand.

Old news, but interesting... The ABA wants a moratorium on the death penalty, essentially because convictions in our legal system are more often a function of wealth rather then guilt.

American Bar Association on the Death Penalty