Don't most capital punishment cases end up costing more than a lifelong sentence for the state? I mean, I'd agree with you if they'd just take him to the backyard and popped one in the back of the head in cases where there just isn't a single shred of doubt like this one. Lots of brothers end up on Texas death row w/weak cases.
All those appeals and reviews.can drag it out. But this is a young person I would rather he spends.20 years.knowing he.is.going to be killed than 60 years getting.3 hots.and a cot.