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Mandatory death penalty unconstitutional: Kenya Court of Appeal

By "Persian Cowboy"

In a landmark decision delivered on Friday, the Court of Appeal of Kenya declared the mandatory death penalty for murder to be unconstitutional.  This decision will benefit all prisoners presently under sentence of death.  The ruling follows the recent decisions from Uganda and Malawi restricting the use of the death penalty in accordance with contemporary human rights standards.Read the Kenyan Court Of Appeal?s judgement here. News Release from Simons Muirhead & Burtons30th July 2010 ?Hundreds saved from the death penalty in Kenya ? Court rules mandatory death penalty for murder to be unconstitutional?In a landmark judgment, the Court of Appeal of Kenya today declared unconstitutional the application of a mandatory death sentence on all prisoners convicted of murder...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on August 03, 2010 (boomark / email).