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Death Penalty Moratorium: Back on the Burners

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That's the title of Chicago Tribune columnist Eric Zorn's latest.  LINKDuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett along with Republican  state reps Dennis Reboletti of Elmhurst and Randy Ramey of West Chicago have called a news conference for tomorrow at the DuPage County Sheriff’s office. The lawmakers plan to announce the introduction of a resolution calling on Gov. Rod Blagojevich to lift the informal, eight-year moratorium on executions and the introduction of legislation to expand the death penalty by making those who murder children 16 and under automatically eligible for the death penalty  (the current age under the law is 12 and under). Anita Alvarez, the Democratic nominee for Cook County State's Attorney,  has also put the moratorium in play, calling during a radio interview over the weekend for a statewide advisory referendum this fall and saying she'd like to shrink the number of defendants eligible for the death penalty...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 12, 2008 (boomark / email).