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The death penalty officially killed off in New Mexico

By Douglas A. Berman

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This local story reports that this evening Governor Bill Richardson signed a bill to abolish the death penalty in New Mexico.  Here are a few details from the story: Tonight, Gov. Bill Richardson signed his name to a law that abolishes the death penalty in New Mexico, saying ?This has been the most difficult decision of my political career.? With his signature, Richardson made the Land of Enchantment the 15th U.S. state to ban capital punishment and pushed it into the worldwide community of states and nations that have abolished the death penalty, including many countries in the European Union. ?I do not have confidence in the criminal justice system as it currently operates to be the final arbiter when it comes to who lives and who dies for their crime,? Richardson said...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on March 18, 2009 (boomark / email).

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