For the record, I am against capital punishment.

The 20 year delay happens in almost all capital cases in the US because the law mandates appeals. In rare cases the convicted murderer forgoes that right and then others step in and claim he is not competent to make the decision.

It is not a dish served cold but an attempt to give the convict every chance to save himself.

There is no humane way to kill a person. Murder is cruel and unusual punishment. Living every day fighting that you may not die next week is a cruel punishment.

My personal opinion is that the sentence should be life without any chance of parole and without any luxuries. The jails in this country are a joke - the inmates run the asylum.