I had no idea that my work on a motion picture would cause a high-profile death penalty case to end up with the California Supreme Court Jesse James Hollywood had been gone for nearly three years by the time I became involved

We changed our world, and we did it right now We didn't wait for the new year to begin and we didn't wait for the sun to come out in the morning

Aside from the obvious costs to society and its collective morality, there are major financial considerations associated with bringing the death penalty to those convicted of capital crimes According to a recent Los Angeles Times study, based on eleven executions spread over 27 years in California, state and federal taxpayers pay $250 million per execution

In an instant, it could all be over A parent's worst nightmare

A new national pastime has taken its place atop the mantle of popular American culture It's called the criminal case that generates a collective national focus through which the public consumes every alleged "fact," as if it were true, with a voracious appetite for more

As a society, the time has come to take a major stand against revenge and hatred It is time to look at the other side of the card, the side filled with peace and respect