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Connecticut Governor pledges to veto death penalty repeal bill

By Douglas A. Berman

According to this AP story, the effort to repeal the death penalty in Connecticut is going to die on the desk of the state's governor: Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell vowed Friday to veto a newly approved bill banning the death penalty as soon as she receives it, saying capital punishment is appropriate for certain heinous crimes.   The measure, approved early Friday by the state Senate and last week by the state House of Representatives, would replace capital punishment with life in prison without the possibility of parole. At least two-thirds of the members of each chambers would have to vote to override a veto.  But achieving that margin is in doubt, given the tight 19-17 vote in the Democrat-led Senate. The bill passed 90-56 in the House, which also led by Democrats...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on May 22, 2009 (boomark / email).