Time Declarations

The declarations provided on this page may be out of date, but are included as samples of what the Project can provide.

Declaration Regarding the Length of Time Between Capital Indictment and the Government's Decision Not to Seek the Death Penalty Between 2010 and January 20, 2025 (Rubenstein October 2025)

Declaration Regarding Time Between Capital Indictment and Authorization by Attorney General, Time Between Authorization and Trial, and Time Between Indictment and Trial (Rubenstein July 2025) 

Declaration Regarding Time Between Indictment and Meeting with Capital Case Review Committee (Rubenstein July 2025) 

This declaration details the average time between indictment and the meeting with the Capital Case Review Committee under (1) the prior Trump Administration, the Biden Administration and the Obama Administration; and (2) the current Trump Administration.  It also includes the time between defense notification of DOJ revisiting prior “no seek” decision by Biden Administration and meeting with the current Capital Case Review Committee.  A chart of the relevant cases Is attached to the declaration. 

Declaration Regarding Preparation Time in Cases Authorized for the Death Penalty (Rubenstein, May 2025)

This declaration details the average time, from 2010-2025, between the capital indictment and the authorization of a capital prosecution by the Attorney General, between the authorization of a capital prosecution and the start of trial, and between the capital indictment and the start of trial.  The declaration includes a chart of all the relevant cases.

Time Between Indictment and Trial for Last Ten Years (Cohen, Jan. 2021)

This declaration details the time between indictment to trial for all authorized cases starting trial after January 1, 2010. It also provides information regarding the differences in the time to trial data based on the race of the victim.

Declaration on Prep time from ind to DOJ meeting under Trump administration (McNally, July 2020)

This declaration provides data regarding the amount of time between indictment to DOJ meeting under the Trump administration. Click here for spreadsheet with underlying data.

Declaration re Time Between Indictment and DOJ Meeting (McNally 2020)

Provides information regarding the average length of time between indictment and DOJ meeting. Click here for spreadsheet of data.

Declaration on preperation time from indictment to NOI to Trial under Obama and Trump Administrations (McNally, July 2020)

Provides the time span between indictment to trial, indictment to NOI, and NOI to trial in federal capital trials under the Obama and Trump administrations. Click here for spreadsheet with underlying data.

Declaration re Time to Trial (McNally 2019)

Provides information about the average length of time between indictment and trial. 

Time Between Indictment and Trial for Last Ten Years (McNally 2014)

This declaration details the time between indictment to trial during the past 10 years. It also provides information regarding the average time from indictment to the filing of the notice of intent and the average time from the NOI filing to trial. Click here for a chart listing the cases on which this declaration is based.