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| Connecticut court revisits whether capital punishment ban should apply to death row inmates |
| By therepublic.com |
| Published: 01/08/2016 |
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HARTFORD, Connecticut — Months after ruling to abolish capital punishment completely in Connecticut, the state's Supreme Court gave state attorneys another chance Thursday to argue that convicts who were on death row at the time of a 2012 state repeal law should still face execution. The 11 inmates on death row have remained in legal limbo since the August ruling as prosecutors waited to argue the appeal. Assistant State's Attorney Harry Weller argued the 4-3 ruling was flawed and ignored the intentions of lawmakers who called for the state law repealing capital punishment to apply only to future crimes, and not current death row inmates, the Connecticut Post reported. Arguments were held in a case involving one of the 11 death row inmates, Russell Peeler Jr. Peeler was condemned to die for ordering the 1999 killings of Karen Clarke and her 8-year-old son, who had been expected to testify against Peeler in a shooting case. Read More. |
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