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| Kane blasts Wolf over death penalty stance |
| By citizensvoice.com- Marc Levy and Mark Scolforo |
| Published: 07/09/2015 |
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HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s attorney general asked the state Supreme Court this week to nullify Gov. Tom Wolf’s moratorium on executing death row inmates, describing the policy as blatantly unconstitutional and a threat to the justice system. Attorney General Kathleen Kane filed a request Monday in the case of Hubert Lester Michael Jr., on death row for killing 16-year-old Trista Eng in York County nearly 22 years ago. “Never before has a member of the executive branch of government sought to unilaterally negate a criminal penalty across an entire class of cases,” the state prosecutor’s office wrote. “Never before has a member of the executive branch affirmatively interfered with the proper administration of the law on the grounds that the judicial branch of government has not functioned in a way that meets a personal standard of satisfaction.” The current situation puts at risk the integrity of the constitution, and the court should act to preserve it, the attorney general’s office wrote. Read More. |
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