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Missouri House Decides the Constitution Can Be Thrown Out in some Capital Cases

The Missouri House of Representatives has passed a bill that would make the death penalty mandatory in cases where the victim is a law enforcement officer. That is, unless the Defendant can prove his/her life should be spared.Yes, you read that right, a presumption of death and a shift of the burden worse that in Kansas.For more details, check out the story from the Columbia Tribune.

Full post as published by Kansas Death Penalty Focus on April 15, 2007 (boomark / email).