Sanhedrin 35 - Capital Cases are not Judged on Fridays
Because of that, capital cases may not be tried on Friday. If the verdict is for conviction, the man has to be executed on Saturday, and that is not possible. Waiting with the execution is not allowed so as not to prolong the agony. Concluding the judgment on Sunday is also not possible because the judges may forget the arguments. And even though scribes write down their arguments, they don't write down their thoughts.
Art: A Theological Debate by Eduard Frankfort
