That's probably why Ricky Kerr's lawyer admitted in a sworn affidavit that he had never before represented a death sentenced prisoner and was incompetent to do so, having filed such a cursory appeal that the Court of Criminal Appeals immediately defaulted it while stating that it presented absolutely no issues at all for review, stated no claim upon which relief could be granted. Maybe that's why Calvin Burdine's lawyer slept through most of his trial. These are just two examples out of many. But again, even if prisoners are represented by the likes of F. Lee Bailey and Johnnie Cochran, it wouldn't matter where the courts routinely ignore any and all issues presented to them, including the defendant's actual innocence. All at the cost of justice, judicial integrity, meaningful appellate review and constitutional due process.
Murder is murder.
Two wrongs do not make a right. Otherwise the state itself is no better than the alleged criminals it arrests and prosecutes. Sympathy should be expressed to the victims and their loved ones, sorrow for all the tragedy they've suffered. They deserve that love and care. But state officials, including Mr. Cornyn and George W. Bush, should never be allowed to pander to the public by exploiting the tragedy, pain and suffering of the victims of violent crime and their families.