A review of 23 years of state death sentences found that more than 70% of the reversals were the result of egregiously incompetent lawyering, prosecutorial misconduct or suppression of evidence, misinstruction of jurors, or judge or juror bias.

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Studies and reviews of death penalty cases over many years have consistently found high rates of reversals due to various forms of misconduct and errors, including incompetent lawyering, prosecutorial misconduct, suppression of evidence, and issues related to jury instructions or bias.

A Review of 23 Years of State Death Sentences Found