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Robert B. Evnen, JD Biography |
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Attorney and Co-founder of Nebraskans for the Death Penalty |
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Pro to the question "Should the Death Penalty Be Allowed?" |
Reasoning: |
"Much of the cost, indeed, much of the criticism of the death penalty, is attributed to ‘decades of appeals.’ It is unsurprising that the loudest complaints about death penalty delays come from death penalty opponents who have created them...
Claimed 'cost studies,' often performed by or at the behest of death penalty opponents, are frequently so incomplete as to be false and misleading. For example, they don’t take into account the increase in the cost of life without parole cases if there were no death penalty. Criminal defendants who are facing the death penalty — which today must be pleaded by prosecutors up front — often want to make a deal by pleading guilty to first degree murder in exchange for a sentencing recommendation of life without parole. The existence of the death penalty as a possible sentence leads to guilty pleas that save the money spent on trials and limit the opportunity for appeals."
"Local View: Thoughts about the Death Penalty: Correcting the Record," journalstar.com, July 11, 2015
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Theoretical Expertise Ranking: |
Experts Individuals with MDs, JDs, PhDs, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to death penalty issues. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to death penalty issues. |
Involvement and Affiliations: |
Cofounder, Nebraskans for the Death Penalty, 2015-presentPartner Attorney, Woods & Aitken LLP, 1987-present Board Member, Nebraska Continuing Legal Education, Inc., 1988-present Recipient, Lawyer of the Year Award, Best Lawyers in America, 2017 District-Level Delegate, Republican National Convention, 2016 Recipient, Boss of the Year Award, Lincoln Legal Professional Association, 2015 Member, Nebraska State Board of Education, 2008-2013 Partner Attorney, Kindel & Anderson, 1977-1986 Co-Chair, Employee Rights and Benefits Committee, State Bar of California, 1985-1986 Chair, Subcommittee on Labor Standards Enforcement, State Bar of California, 1983-1984 Staff Member, University of Southern California Law Review, 1976-1977 Member, Nebraska, California, and Iowa State Bar Associations Member, American Bar Association |
Education: |
JD, USC Gould School of Law, 1977 BA, Social Science, Michigan State University, 1974 |
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