Ohh so can we also say any black man that appeals his conviction should not, or is that different? Appeals are part and parcel of the legal system and the main reason death row inmates spend years there instead of dead. If we eliminate appeals more blacks suffer then whites.
Ohh and I am not defending this person I am pointing out a legal fact. The courts will deal with the appeal.
Appeals could be swifter, and less frivolous.
I'd offer plea bargains to those sentenced to death for heinous crimes when guilt is clear; a nice trip on the Goodbye Gurney, lots of good sedatives and downers, or, slow death by garrotte after appeals are lost.