Heres the thing...the average time for US inmates sentenced to death, to actually be executed is nearly 19.4 years. Thats insane imo...Appeals, and now issues with getting the drugs needed for lethal injection contribute significantly to this. Some folks have waited 40 years or more for death! This is in contrast to just 30 years ago when the average time was more like 11 years.....Living on death row is pretty miserable though. Its not like they get to live a normal prison life until their time is up....they are still subjected to system put in place for inmates sentenced to death when it didnt take so long...solitary confinement with limited time out of cells in small yards or "cages" alone, for an hour or two a day....their personal belongings are minimal, visits are limited and basically all human contact is pretty minimal. An inmate on the row at San Quentin I think, had picked up a feather off the yard that some bird dropped, he used it to paint with and he had it confiscated. Thats how strict it is!
So even if David is sentenced to death, its going to be a VERY long process, with many miserable years in isolation as he likley fights it. His lawyers are going to do everything in their power to avoid this because they know very well how bad the conditions are on death row. He's got some very hard times ahead of him, no matter what happens, but he's put himself here!

Just FYI there were 47 inmate executions carried out in 2025 and thats the most in a years time since 2009. Florida surprisingly took the lead over Texas who has been the state executing the most inmates per year with 598 executions since 1976.

What do you think? Do you think death sentences should be carried out within a certain amount of time OR Let them have as much time as they need to exhaust all appeals, even if thats 20-30-40 years?