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| Assembly To Re-Examine Death Penalty In CT |
| By trumbull.patch.com |
| Published: 11/15/2010 |
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Connecticut's capital punishment garnered much attention after a jury sentenced Stephen Hayes, the convicted murderer in the Cheshire home invasion, to death. Now, Connecticut citizens can expect the General Assembly to re-examine the death penalty when it reconvenes next session. And because Governor-elect Dan Malloy, a former prosecutor, favors abolishing the statute, this legislature might succeed where the last failed. "It will be an important part of the discussion. I can pretty much guarantee the issue will be discussed," state Sen. Andrew McDonald (D-27), chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, told Patch. It wouldn't be the first time the state legislature introduces such a bill. In 2009, the GA passed legislation to replace the death penalty with life sentence without the possibility of release. The state senate voted 19-17 to abolish the death penalty and the state house voted 90-56. However, Gov. M. Jodi Rell vetoed the bill. Read More. |
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