Title: Why does it take so long to execute someone on death row? - Quora
Headings: Why does it take so long to execute someone on death row?
Why does it take so long to execute someone on death row?
Jamie Scoverski
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Ming Chun
Rihan Chowdhury

Content: At that point two things are filed. First the defendant will file what is known in Alabama is a faulty assistance of counsel, or Rule 32. This has to be filed within 30 days of the sentencing. The second thing is a notice to appeal the case to the Alabama Criminal Court of Appeals within 42 days of the conviction. At that point it takes some time for the court reporter to transcribe the court record and any necessary documents and forward them to the clerk of the court of Criminal Appeals. Your appellate attorney will be provided with copies of the court record as well. Then your attorney has to review those materials and decide what issues are the basis for the appeal. Most likely we are covering another year to 18 months. Once the appellate court receives the briefs from your attorney and the states attorney and it is put on their docket to review the case for factual or sentencing errors. It may take another year for the appeals court justices to review the case, meet on the various cases and write opinions.