James A. Wade

"I may be back there," said James A. Wade, the society's attorney.
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"It seems to me the legislature has granted the pardons board broad power to adopt policies," Palmer said in an exchange with Wade.

James Wade, an attorney for the Missionary Society of Connecticut, was misidentified in a caption that ran with a story Sunday about the planned execution of serial killer Michael Ross in Connecticut.

The Missionary Society's lawyer, James Wade of Hartford, declined to comment on his group's appeal to the Supreme Court.

The Missionary Society's lawyer, James Wade, argued that the society was representing Connecticut citizens by trying to ensure that proper procedures are in place and death sentences are thoroughly reviewed before being carried out.

Wade vowed to appeal to the state Supreme Court and, if necessary, the U.S. Supreme Court.

James Wade, a lawyer working for free for the Missionary Society of Connecticut, argued that the Board of Pardons and Parole should have set standards to help it decide whether to reduce an inmate's death sentence to life in prison without parole, or another charge.

"What are the standards for commutation?"asked Wade.
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Wade is appealing that decision.It is expected to take the state's highest court about six weeks to determine whether the trial court's ruling was correct.

Wade said he's appealing the decision because he still has not been able to persuade the Board of Pardons and Parole to draft regulations.

"What they're doing is effectively ignoring me," he said.
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Wade said he had not, but would not rule out doing so in the future.

Legislative leaders have said they don't expect there will be enough time during the upcoming legislative session to deal with capital punishment.The Rev. Davida Foy Crabtree, president of the Missionary Society, said she expects the issue will be revisited in 2007.

"We expect our government to obey the law," said society lawyer James Wade.
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Monday's arguments were similar to arguments Wade and Blumenthal had before the state Supreme Court in January, when Ross was scheduled to die.