All Capital Murder cases get an automatic appeal. I don't mind paying for this man to be in prison although there are people in jail right now that we are paying for who drove a car without a license, insurance or wear a seat-belt. Go to
http://www.mobileso.com and look at the current inmate details and see some of the charges people are in for. You can even visit Mr. Luongs charge list as well. ( I did get your point by the way, a good thought.)