From: Tom Gill  (based on published reports)
Subject: bizarre death penalty facts (fwd)

In the course of preparing a death penalty case for trial in September
1997, attorney William Linka noticed patterns in the names of persons
convicted of capital murder and eligible for the death penalty.  He
analyzed hundreds of cases from state legal records and published U.S.
Supreme Court opinions.

Linka noted:
8.3% of the persons were named Lee
5.4% were named Dwayne, Duane, or DeWayne
19.4% had no middle name
13% were a "Jr." or "Sr."
7% had two or more of the above factors.

An alarming 41% of people convicted of capital murder met one of the
criteria above.  Therefore, please do not name your child DeWayne
Lee Jr.