KENNARD, J. I concur in the majority opinion except for its treatment of defendant’s contention that the delay between sentencing and execution violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. This court has in the past rejected such a claim, holding that “[a]s long as it is reasonable, the time required for our statutorily mandated review is not a violation of a criminal defendant’s constituti…
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