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Letter: Death penalty opponents try to stall executions

Wednesday, July 10, 2002 | 9:31 a.m.

In his argument against the death penalty in his July 7 commentary, Michael Pescetta, an assistant federal public defender, makes the statement that "the public seems to be willing to question whether there are problems with the death penalty." The only complaint I've ever heard is why it takes so long to execute a convicted killer.

If Hesham Mohamed Hadayet, the Egyptian who murdered the two innocent Jews at Los Angeles International Airport had survived and been sentenced to execution, you could be certain that Mr. Pescetta, or people like him, would be ready to launch appeal after appeal to prevent his death, all the while complaining of the tremendous court costs to the public, as they did everything possible to prevent the completion of the sentence.

RICHARD J. MUNDY

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