Lawyers who represent Death Row inmates in Texas say they expect the state to execute 25 to 30 prisoners this year and as many as 50 next year. Now attorneys are trying to deal with the crush of cases, identifying which ones require greater resources, according to lawyers. “The challenge is that we only have a limited amount of time,” said Rob Owen, a law professor at the University of Texas at Austin and a veteran death penalty lawyer. “Every hour you devote to looking over a case that’s been through the appeals process … is an hour you can’t spend on someone who is at the front end of the process and who might benefit more. It’s a world of limited resources and a lot of people in desperate need of those resources.”
Chicago Tribune
Texas Prepares for Crush of Executions
May 25
