Capital Punishment in Memphis

Gary Cone's murder case traveled from the trial courts of Memphis all the way to the halls of the U.S. Supreme Court.The case hinges on whether the Shelby County District Attorney's Office withheld evidence from a an attorney in a capital murder case. The Memphis Commerical Appeal has written an editorial advocating a policy of recording all custodial interrogations with murder suspects , creating protocols for case selection criteria of death penalty cases , and ensuring that all lawyers who represent those accused of capital murder cases have adequate legal counsel and that they are compensated fairly. My father had a saying that "Those that have the capital don't get the punishment." I guess my Dad is still right about that one.