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An Update on Nebraska

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Lyle Denniston at SCOTUS Blog writes, "Last state's electric chair-only execution ended."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). The ruling, written by Justice William Connolly, declared: ?We recognize the temptation to make the prisoner suffer, just as the prisoner made an innocent victim suffer. But it is the hallmark of a civilized society that we punish cruelty without practicing it...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 08, 2008 (boomark / email).