Death penalty is unfair

THE EDITOR: The recent ruling of the Law Lords makes eminent sense. It is also impossible for the death penalty to ever be administered fairly, given our legal system and it is therefore unquestionably unconstitutional, because defendants often do not receive a fair trial. For example between 1973 and 1995 seven out of ten death-penalty cases were thrown out on appeal due to flaws in the trial.

PETER QUENTRALL-THOMAS
Santa Margarita