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2003 study he co-authored, and a 2006 study that re-examined the data, found that each execution results in five fewer homicides, and commuting a death sentence means five more homicides. "The results are robust, they don't really go away," he said. "I oppose the death penalty. But my results show that the death penalty (deters) _ what am I going to do, hide them?"

You are looking at it wrong. It isn't about which states have highest death counts. That's a flawed way of thinking. The question is "does it lower the death rate in those states" in which the answer is a resounding yes
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