Birkett’s Blues
Two good stories (and maybe more by the time I get done with the papers) about Birkett’s role in the Cruz Case.
Phil Kadner offers the appropriate way to handle such cases.
Rich Miller offers why, even with all of her faults, Lisa Madigan is the better choice.
Birkett claims his experience in capital cases is vital to the role. With all of the identified problems with the Illinois death penalty, how can anyone believe a man with his experience belongs anywhere near a death penalty case?