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Connecticut House May Take Up Repeal Bill This Week

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"House may take up death penalty bill this week," is the AP report via the Danbury News-Times.The co-chairman of a key legislative committee says the Connecticut House may take up a bill this week to replace the state's death penalty with a life sentence without chance of parole. The House is scheduled to meet Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Rep. Michael Lawlor, from the Judiciary Committee, says he doesn't expect the legislation to become law this year. But he says there's growing support. The bill would apply to those who commit certain capital felony murders, such as killing a police officer. It would apply only to crimes committed after the bill becomes law and would not affect those now on death row. The Hartford Courant reports, "Rell Reiterates Support For The Death Penalty ," by Christopher Keating...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on May 12, 2009 (boomark / email).