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The Nebraska Supreme Court finds electrocution unconstitutional

By Douglas A. Berman

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As detailed in this SCOTUSblog post, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled today that electrocution is cruel and unusual punishment.  Here are the basics from SCOTUSblog:The Supreme Court of Nebraska ? the last state to allow the death penalty to be carried out only by electrocution ? on Friday struck down that method, relying on the state's constitution. The 6-1 ruling, because it is based solely on state law, would not be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court.  The state court's 69-page majority opinion and 17-page dissent can be found at this link.  The decision came in the case of State v. Mata (S-05-1268).

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on February 08, 2008 (boomark / email).

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